Beverly MA
No-5 Rivier College (16-1 overall; 4-0 GNAC) won 12 out of a
possible 13 sets this weekend to go a perfect four for four in
match play at the Endicott College Invitational Tournament.
Sophomore outside hitter Jared Andreozzi (Barrington,
RI) sparked the Raiders all tournament long bombing in 36
kills in just 10 sets while hitting for an efficient .508 on the
attack. He was named to the All Invitational Team for his
outstanding play.
#5 Rivier College vs SUNY IT
Freshman Andrew Paine pounded in 10 kills with
just 1 error on 14 attempts to led all Raiders. Paine's .643
hitting percentage helped RIV dominate IT offensively. Fellow
freshmen Alex Xenidis and Jeffrey
Matos played well with 5 and 2 kills respectively while
sophomore Chris Deluca swung for 6 kills of his
own. Xenidis got it done defensively as well with a team high
4 blocks while first year libero Chris Convertito
led Rivier with 5 digs on defense.
Rivier College
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SUNY
IT
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#5 Rivier College vs #15 Baruch College
In a match that was dominated by offense - RIV stood tall with 3
Raiders in double digits for kills in just 4 sets. Junior
Matt Ferreira paced the Raiders with 20 kills
including a cool 5 kills/set average and .531 hitting
percentage. All Tournament Team selection Jared
Andreozzi wasn't far behind with 19 kills and a .567
hitting percentage. Sophomore outside hitter Austin
Soucy rounded off the trio with 10 kills. Setter
Zach Hansen directed the Raiders offense with 56
assists and also led all Raiders with 7 digs while putting back 4
blocks. Junior libero Kyle O'Neill passed
nails all match and picked up 5 digs. Ferreira had a team
high 5 blocks while senior Scott Wright followed
with 4 blocks of his own.
Rivier College
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Baruch College
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#5 Rivier College vs New Jersey City University
All possible Raider offensive players scored at least 2
kills in this one for a complete team effort. Matt
Ferreira and Jared Andreozzi were the
heavy hitters once again with 13 and 11 kills respectively while
Wright and Soucy followed with 7 and 6 of their own. Deluca,
Drew Corwin, Xenidis, Paine, Matos all combined for 13 kills on the
match. Chris Convertito passed a match high
24 for 25 on receive and scooped up 6 digs.
Rivier College
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NJCU 0
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#5 Rivier College vs Hunter College
The middle hitter tandem of Scott Wright and
Matt Ferreira helped lead Rivier to victory.
Wright was nearly perfect on offense with 10 kills on just 14
attempts with no errors. Ferreira tallied 13 kills on offense
and was just as good on defense with 4 blocks. Drew
Corwin played a steady all around game with 5 kills and 3
blocks along with a perfect 11 for 11 on receive. Outside
hitters Austin Soucy and Jared
Andreozzi combined for 11 kills while libero Kyle
O'Neill led all defenders with 7 digs.
Rivier College
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Hunter College
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