Friday, March 14
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Lees-McRae
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Men's Volleyball Returns Home for Weekend Pair
3/14/2014 10:30:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
GAME NOTES (.pdf)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - After a one-game road trip, the nationally ranked IPFW men's volleyball team returns home to face off in a pair of weekend matches against Lees McRae and NJIT.
#12 IPFW Mastodons (13-4, 4-3 MIVA)
Coach: Arnie Ball | 34th Season
Opponent: Lees McRae (12-7)
Date: Friday, March 14 | 7 p.m.
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Audio: GoMastodons.com Audio | Mike Maahs, play-by-play
Video: Mastodon All-Access (subscription required)
Series History: First Meeting
Date: Saturday, March 14 | 7 p.m.
SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS
In the most recent win on Thursday, the Highlanders got 17 kills from Jabarry Goodridge, while Chris Kapernick and Ryan Thomas each picking up 10 kills. Zak Robben dished out 39 assists, while Goodridge and Thomas had a pair of service aces. Brad Thele and Oren Zyndorf each had nine digs, as Dhruv Lad picked up six blocks.
This season three players have reached triple digits in kills, led by Goodridge's 169. Thomas and Kajetan Borecki have 106 and 103, respectively. Robben averages 9.42 assists per set, with 499 this season, while TJ Jurko has a team-best 17 service aces.
Zyndorf has a team-best 103 digs to lead the defense, while Borecki has 71, and Robben 62. Thomas leads the team with 47 blocks (0.87 per set), while Raphael Anthony has 29.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - After a one-game road trip, the nationally ranked IPFW men's volleyball team returns home to face off in a pair of weekend matches against Lees McRae and NJIT.
#12 IPFW Mastodons (13-4, 4-3 MIVA)
Coach: Arnie Ball | 34th Season
Kills: 193 | Eddie Rivera
Assists: 701 | Omar Rivera
Digs: 126 | Luis Bertran
Blocks: 45 | Ramon Burgos
Aces: 23| Omar Rivera
Attack %: .402 | Bryan Saunders
Opponent: Lees McRae (12-7)
Date: Friday, March 14 | 7 p.m.
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Audio: GoMastodons.com Audio | Mike Maahs, play-by-play
Video: Mastodon All-Access (subscription required)
Series History: First Meeting
Coach: Dave Schmidlin | 1st Season
Kills: 255 | Matt Harpenau
Assists: 619 | Randy Ramirez
Digs: 157 | Efrain Negron
Blocks: 55 | Josh Cothron
Aces: 23 | Brady Markle and Randy Ramirez
In the last game, a loss to Erskine, Brady Markle and Matt Harpenau each had a dozen kills. Randy Ramirez led the team with 29 assists, while Harpenau had a team-best three service aces. Efrain Negron picked up a dozen digs, while Josh Cothron had six blocks.
Harpenau and Markle have 255 and 238 kills, respectively, as the pair have combined for over half of the team's kills this season. Ramirez has dished out 619 assists, 9.10 per set, while he and Markle have 23 service aces.
Leading the defense has been Negron, who has 157 digs (2.24 per set), as Markle is second on the team with 83. Cothron has a team-high 55 blocks, as Ramirez has 50, and John Lucas 46.
Opponent: NJIT Highlanders (7-7)
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Lees McRae is 12-7 on the season; however, has dropped its last two matches, 3-0 to Limestone and 3-1 to Erskine.
In the last game, a loss to Erskine, Brady Markle and Matt Harpenau each had a dozen kills. Randy Ramirez led the team with 29 assists, while Harpenau had a team-best three service aces. Efrain Negron picked up a dozen digs, while Josh Cothron had six blocks.
Harpenau and Markle have 255 and 238 kills, respectively, as the pair have combined for over half of the team's kills this season. Ramirez has dished out 619 assists, 9.10 per set, while he and Markle have 23 service aces.
Leading the defense has been Negron, who has 157 digs (2.24 per set), as Markle is second on the team with 83. Cothron has a team-high 55 blocks, as Ramirez has 50, and John Lucas 46.
Date: Saturday, March 14 | 7 p.m.
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center (1,800)
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Audio: gomastodons.com Audio | Mike Maahs, play-by-play
Video: Mastodon All-Access (subscription required)
Audio: gomastodons.com Audio | Mike Maahs, play-by-play
Video: Mastodon All-Access (subscription required)
Series History: IPFW leads 10-1
Last Meeting: NJIT 3, IPFW 2 | January 19, 2013 | Newark, N.J.
Coach: Ryan McNeil | Nine Seasons
Kills: 169 | Jabarry Goodridge
Assists: 499 | Zak Robben
Digs: 103 | Oren Zyndorf
Blocks: 43 | Ryan Thomas
Aces: 17 | TJ Jurko
SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS
NJIT comes into the game riding a two-game win streak, with five-set victories over Rutgers-Newark and Sacred Heart.
In the most recent win on Thursday, the Highlanders got 17 kills from Jabarry Goodridge, while Chris Kapernick and Ryan Thomas each picking up 10 kills. Zak Robben dished out 39 assists, while Goodridge and Thomas had a pair of service aces. Brad Thele and Oren Zyndorf each had nine digs, as Dhruv Lad picked up six blocks.
This season three players have reached triple digits in kills, led by Goodridge's 169. Thomas and Kajetan Borecki have 106 and 103, respectively. Robben averages 9.42 assists per set, with 499 this season, while TJ Jurko has a team-best 17 service aces.
Zyndorf has a team-best 103 digs to lead the defense, while Borecki has 71, and Robben 62. Thomas leads the team with 47 blocks (0.87 per set), while Raphael Anthony has 29.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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