Newark, NJ: The #1 seeded Rutgers-Newark University men's volleyball team defeated #4 seeded Ramapo College today in the ECAC Championship Tournament Semifinal Match, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-21). The Scarlet Raiders advance to the championship match with a 23-10 overall record, while the Roadrunners wrap up the season with a 19-11 overall record.
The Scarlet Raiders hit .315 as a team in the match with 42 kills on 89 attempts with 14 errors. Michael Suarez led the way with 11 kills, three aces, six digs, and two blocks. Vincent Lopez and Massimo Roco each recorded seven kills while Lopez added two aces, two digs and one block. Roco contributed with two aces and three blocks while Derek Au dished out a match-high 32 assists. Au also posted a team high nine digs while he added two kills and one ace.
Reece Kirchofer hit .385 in the match with 11 kills to lead the Roadrunners, while he added five digs, one ace, two solo blocks and one assisted block.
Jan Tracz hit .563 in the match with nine kills on 16 attempts and no errors while he posted two aces and two total blocks (one solo).
JoJo Meyer recorded 24 assists, one block and one dig while
Sean McNally led the team on defense with eight digs.
