Men's volleyball finishes 4-0 at MIT Invitational after stellar day two

Cambridge, Mass. – Day two of the MIT Invitational was strangely similar to the previous day as the Endicott men’s volleyball won twice, including another five-set thrilling victory this time over Emmanuel College and a 3-0 shutout of Emerson College to run their current win-streak to seven matches.

The Gulls finished the tournament in second place, just behind host MIT who also went 4-0 but edged the Blue and Green due to tiebreaker rules.

Endicott 3, Emmanuel 2 (17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 15-8)

Boxscore

The Blue and Green started off day two exactly the same way they started day one, with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Emmanuel thanks in part to 15 kills from Jeremy Siden (Natick, Mass.) and strong offensive outputs by Josh Anderson (La Canada, Calif.) and Matt Devendorf (Glastonbury, Conn.) who contributed with nine kills apiece. Siden also had one solo block and four assisted blocks in the win.

Junior libero Andrew Slocum (Burnt Hills, N.Y.), who was named to the All-Tournament Team, had a team-high 12 digs. Freshman Carter Roche (Clifton Park, N.Y.) added eight digs to go along with 18 set assists in an impressive defensive effort by the Gulls. Junior setter Jeremy Schlosser (Emmaus, Pa.) dished out 21 assists and was also named to the All-Tournament Team along with Slocum.

Freshman Travis Netherton, who had seven kills on the day, was also a presence at the net with five block assists while junior Joshua Bruno (Andover, Mass.) led his team with two solo blocks and four assisted blocks.

Endicott 3, Emerson 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-16)

Boxscore

In a straight set victory over Emerson, the Gulls saw nine different players record kills including eight from Travis Netherton and seven from Zeke Kubisch (Bethlehem, N.Y.). The Blue and Green had a .384 attack percentage as a team with just seven errors in the match.

Schlosser was once again an efficient passer with 22 assists. Schlosser also had six digs while freshman Jordan Ingerick (Fairport, N.Y.) added five digs in two sets played.

The Gulls, following their four-win weekend in Cambridge, are now 17-9 (9-2 NECVA NE) having won 11 of their last 12 matches.

Endicott will travel to NECVA New England rival Daniel Webster College on Tuesday, March 8th for a 7:00 pm match.