Men's Volleyball Stopped by No. 2 Springfield, 3-1

When and Where

January 21, 2023 – Patchogue, NY

Records

St. Joseph's (L.I.) 0-3, Springfield 2-0

Results

The St. Joseph's University, New York (L.I.) men's volleyball took set one from No. 2 Springfield College, but ultimately fell 3-1 in the Danzi Center on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers

• Senior Tyler Anderson led the Golden Eagles with 11 kills while picking up and team-high six digs

• Junior Mark Williams finished in double figures with 10 kills 

• Setter CJ Johnson dished 31 assists 

• Jarret Anderson knocked down a game-high 22 kills while hitting at a .474 clip with six digs

How it happened

• The Golden Eagles had a strong start in the opening set following a pair of aces from Jason Koehler two more points went in favor of SJLI for an 11-6 lead

• Springfield's Anderson brought the Pride to within two, 20-18, but SJLI's Johnson and Williams combined for the final five kills for the 25-18 win

• A closely played second set saw the teams within one point of each other until a St. Joseph's service ended the set at 25-23 in favor of the Pride

• Springfield went on to post their best hitting percentages in sets three and four .471 and .600, respectively, and closed out the match with 25-13 and 25-15 wins

Notes

• As a team, Springfield hit .415 while holding the Golden Eagles to .250

• The Pride finished with 32 digs with SJLI picking up just 17 while holding a 12-4 service ace advantage

The Golden Eagles travel to take on Baruch College for a non-conference contest Tuesday, January 24 at 6:00 PM.