NASHUA, N.H. – The Rivier men's volleyball team swept non-conference opponents VTSU-Johnson Friday evening in the Muldoon Center.

With the win, the Raiders improved to 5-5, while the Badgers fell to 2-4.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sophomore Cody Fitzpatrick set the tone early with a kill, followed by classmates Cade Barron and James Levesque adding two and five kills respectively, as well as first-year Theodore Addesa logging his first career kill en route to a 15-4 lead. Addesa and Fitzpatrick recorded three more kills down the stretch, with first-year Wilfredo Castillo recording his first career kill to but Rivier up 21-9. Junior Tyler Dickinson closed out the frame with a kill, 25-10.
• The Raiders carried their momentum into the second, with junior Kody Sodoyer and Dickinson sparking momentum through a block and back-to-back services aces to build a 10-6 lead. First-years Kenji Clark and Everett Boyer combined for four kills as Rivier stretched is margin to 17-9. Clark added one more kill to help the Raiders to take set two, 25-14.
• Rivier continued its dominance in the third, with multiple Raiders recording kills to jump ahead 9-5, before a service ace by VTSU-Johnson sparked a 3-0 run for the Badgers to knot the set up at nine. Levesque, Dickinson, and Sodoyer delivered three straight kills to regain momentum. The Raiders closed out the match, 25-15, behind two kills from first-year Kaden Layne, a kill from junior Justin Barish, and a kill from Dickinson.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

• Leveque led the offense with eight kills along with a .500 hitting percentage.
• Dickinson followed close behind with five kills of his own and a .455 hitting percentage.
• Barish dished out a game-high 27 assists.
• Fitzpatrick led the team in digs with eight.

UP NEXT
The Raiders return to the court for a non-conference tri-match Saturday, Feb. 7 where they will face-off against New Paltz and hosts Sage. The opening serve is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.