MOUNT IDA MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Athletic Center, Newton, Mass.
FINAL: EMERSON 3, MOUNT IDA 0
(Game Scores: 25-20, 25-20, 25-22)
NEWTON, Mass. -- Junior Mark Piorkowski (Montclair, N.J.) registered 15 kills and four digs to lead Emerson to a 3-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s volleyball victory over Mount Ida by game scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-22 in a league match played Tuesday evening at the Athletic Center.
Senior Nick Rusk (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) added 13 kills and eight digs in the triumph for the visiting Lions (8-3, 1-1 GNAC), who received three kills from sophomore Diego Garcia (Honolulu, Hawai’i) and 18 set assists from freshman Marcus Cepeda (Sacramento, Calif.). Sophomore Lucas Raagas (Cambridge, Mass.) added 12 set assists on the night for Emerson, which received eight digs from sophomore Carl D’Aguiar (Tujunga, Calif.) and six digs from junior Jacob DiTore (Salem, N.H.).
Junior Brett Southworth (Orange, Conn.) collected 10 kills, seven digs and a pair of service aces in the setback for the host Mustangs (8-10, 0-4 GNAC), who received seven kills and a pair of digs from freshman Tyler Dorfman (West Hartford, Conn.). Sophomore Kevin Vanderhorst (Lawrence, Mass.) added 12 digs and three kills for Mount Ida, which received three kills and three digs from junior Nate Gyampo (Providence, R.I.) along with two kills each from junior Tyler Shinkle (West Deptford, N.J.) and sophomore Andre Foster (Davis, Calif.). Sophomore Kevin Keohane (Jefferson, N.J.) chipped in with nine set assists and seven digs for the hosts, who received four digs from freshman Isaac Reed (Keene, N.H.).
Mount Ida heads to Brookline, Mass. on Saturday afternoon for a non-league tri-match with Dean and host Newbury that begins at 1:00 p.m., while Emerson hosts Regis in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference clash on Thursday evening at Plofker Gymnasium in Boston beginning at 6:00 p.m.