Hyannis, MA: #15 Nazareth defeated #7 Ramapo College, 3-1 (27-30, 30-25, 30-28, 32-30) in the quarter-final round of the 2010 NECVA Championships.

Nazareth picked up another upset today as they defeated the Roadrunners of Ramapo College in four sets. The team was led by 23 kills from Hans Schroeder (Kenmore, NY) and 15 from Will Siwy (Derby, NY), while the defense was controlled by Dan Mowery (Phelps, NY) who picked up 11 digs. Nazareth combined hitting .252 overall with 66 kills on 143 attempts with 30 errors.

Ramapo (20-9) hit .279 with 64 kills and 25 errors on 140 attempts. Kurt Backlund (Old Bridge, NJ) posted 16 digs for the second straight match while the team's offense was controlled by Josh Castillo (Garfield, NJ) and Kevin Froehlich (Ringwood, NJ) who put away 14 kills each.

Nazareth advances to the semi-final match-up at 4pm to face off with MIT for their chance to play in the finals tomorrow at 1pm.