POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 5, 2015) – The Vassar College men's volleyball team, winners of its last two matches, will look to extend the winning streak in a non-conference tri-match this weekend. The Brewers will host New Jersey City University Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., finishing the day at 5 p.m. with a showdown with Wentworth Institute of Technology. WIT and NJCU will take on each other in the afternoon's middle affair.

Game Details
Opponent: New Jersey City University (2-1, 0-0 Skyline)
Links:  (NJCU Men's Volleyball Homepage) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Kenyon Hall
Date: February 7, 2015
Time: 1:00 pm
Twitter Coverage: (@VassarAthletics)(@VassarMensVB) (@NJCU_Athletics)
Game Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)
 
Game Details
Opponent: Wentworth Institute of Technology (7-2, 2-0 GNAC)
Links:  (Wentworth Men's Volleyball Homepage) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Kenyon Hall
Date: February 7, 2015
Time: 5:00 pm
Twitter Coverage: (@VassarAthletics)(@VassarMensVB) (@witathletics)
Game Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)
 
What To Look For
The Brewers have already taken on the Leopards of WIT this season, falling in three games after battling No. 9 Nazareth to five games earlier in the day. The Brewers and Leopards are both currently receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 15 poll, so a victory for either team would be a nice resume builder. Vassar College will play just one more match at home over the next 30 days, so taking advantage of the home court Saturday will be important.
 
A Look At The Gothic Knights (3-1)
New Jersey City University enters Saturday coming off a win at The College of Staten Island, as the Gothic Knights knocked off the first-year program in three games. After dropping its first match of the season at Rutgers-Newark, NJCU has rallied to earn wins in each its next three matches. The Gothic Knights have been led offensively by the pair of Andre Ghant and Sheldon Coure, who each have posted 13 terminations on the season, while Daque Wilcox and Jalen Sorrell each have 10 kills thus far.
 
NJCU is averaging 2.33 service aces per game, led by the four each from Tijani Rezki and Eric Maldonado. John Leon and Maldonado combine to lead the offense at the setter position, combining on 64 of the team's 75 assists, and Nick Poh leads the squad with 22 digs.
 
Projected Starting Lineup: Bill Le - OH, Sheldon Coure - MH, Kendall Tribbett - RS, Andre Ghant - MH, Daque Wilcox - OH, John Leon - S, Nick Poh - L.
 
Against NJCU All-Time
The Brewers have captured all six previous meetings with the Gothic Knights, with the last victory for VC coming in 2012. In all, VC has earned wins in 18 of the 19 sets in the series.
 
Last Four Meetings: Mar. 17, 2012 | Feb. 26, 2011 | Mar. 6, 2010 | Mar. 7, 2009
 
A Look At The Leopards (7-2)
Wentworth Institute of Technology has jumped out to a hot start to the season this year, falling just twice before WIT's Thursday night match with Emerson College. As of Thursday afternoon, the Leopards are sixth nationally in kills per set with 12.43, posting the seventh-best hitting percentage in the country at  .289. The defense at the net for WIT has also been very strong, chalking up the 10^th best blocks per set rate, rejecting 2.38 shots per game.
 
Setter Collin Ritter is seventh in the nation in assists per set with 9.67 helpers, and Alex Potts paces the team in hitting percentage in the middle, converting on 50.5 percent of his attempts. Sean Mullen leads the team with 84 kills, while Jake Reed has added 74 terminations as well. Potts has 57 kills to go with a team-best 32 blocks, and freshman Jon Roat has contributed 2.28 kills per set and 33 dig on the outside. Freshman libero Kevin McPeek has added 31 digs, and Mullen and Reed have combined for 21 service aces.
 
Projected Starting Lineup: Jon Roat - RS, Alex Potts - MH, Jake Reed - OH, Sean Mullen - OH, Collin Ritter - S, Sean Donahue - MH, Kevin McPeek - L.
 
Against WIT All-Time
The Brewers earned the first two meetings with Wentworth in the series, but the Leopards pounced on Vassar College earlier this season, taking a 3-0 victory at the SUNYIT Tournament.
 
Last Three Meetings: Jan. 24, 2015 | Mar. 14, 2014 | Feb. 25, 2012

Ace Up Your Sleeve
The Brewers are currently first in the United Volleyball Conference and 14^th in the nation in aces per set, posting 1.86 service aces per game.

Tall Drink Of Water
Freshman Matthew Knigge (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt), who stands at 6-8, comes into the weekend eighth in the nation in hitting percentage with a .442 clip. That is tops among freshman in all of Division III.

He Gives, He Takes Away
Newcomer Zechariah Lee (Santa Clarita, CA/Saugus) is currently 27^th in the country in assists per set and 21^st in Division III in blocks per game. He is the only player in the nation that ranks in the top 30 in both categories.

Short A Shovel
The Brewers have been so good at the net defensively this season that it hasn't allowed many opportunities for digs in the back. VC comes into the weekend 11^th in the UVC and 56^th nationally in digs per set, averaging just 7.46 ups a game.

Getting Votes
The Brewers picked up six votes in the AVCA poll this week, sandwiched between other teams receiving votes, Wentworth (7) and Lakeland (5). Juniata, at 7-0, is ranked No. 1 with 11 first-place votes.

Up Next
The Brewers host Medgar Evers College Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in Kenyon Hall in a non-conference matchup.