POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 20, 2017) – The No. 8 Brewers head to their home gym, Kenyon Hall, for the first time this season. They will rematch the No. 1 Springfield Pride Wednesday, February 22 at 6 p.m. Vassar will take on The Sage Colleges the following day, Thursday, February 23, at 7 p.m. at home.  

Game Details
Opponent:  vs. #1 Springfield College
Links: (Springfield Home Page) (Roster) (Schedule) (Statistics)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Kenyon Hall
Date: February 22, 2017
Time:  6:00 pm
Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)

Opponent: vs. The Sage Colleges
Links: (Sage Home Page) (Roster) (Schedule) (Statistics)
Site:  Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Kenyon Hall
Date: February 23, 2017
Time:  7:00 pm
Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)

A Look at the Brewers (12-5):

• Vassar College posted a huge 3-1 victory over No. 2 Stevens Institute of Technology Saturday, followed by a 3-0 victory over Elmira.
• The squad has dropped just three sets in the last 6 contests.
• The Brewers seek revenge on the Springfield Pride, having hit .000 in their last contest, February 4.
• Senior Christian Lizana continues steady play, leading the team from the pin, hitting .252, with 2.45 kills/set.
• The Brewers lead the nation in blocking, posting 2.71 blocks/set. The team is lead by junior Matthew Knigge, individually leading the nation in blocks/set (1.34 blocks/set), and Zechariah Lee (.92 blocks/set).
• Junior setter Zechariah Lee is coming off an incredible weekend, and is spreading the offense well, as shown by five players averaging over 1.5 kills/set.
• Lee dishes out 8.9 of the teams 10.13 assists/set.
• The Brewers' serve receive consistency sets up success, holding opponents to just .66 aces/set. The squad is lead by senior libero Trey Cimorelli.
• Cimorelli leads the team, as well as the league in digs/set (2.71). He is currently nine digs away from becoming the second player in program history with 1,000 digs.

A Look at the Pride (13-1):

• Springfield topped Vassar in straight sets earlier this month (2/4). The match was highlighted by the Pride offense, posting 37 kills on just 11 errors (.388).
• Springfield is ranked first in the country for the second the third straight week. The team has dropped just five matches in two years, falling to New Paltz in the NCAA Championship last season.
• The Pride have won 13 straight after dropping their first match of the season to Hope International.
• The Springfield offense has been seemingly untouchable this season, hitting .434 as a team, lead by seniors Luis Vega (.469) and Trevor Mattson (.448).
• Senior Setter Luis Garcia Rubio sets up this offensive efficiency, dishing out 11 assists/set.
• The Pride have not dropped a set in eight matches, and have only dropped five sets so far this season.

A Look at the Gators (7-5):

• Sage is coming off two recent victories over D'Youville and Southern Vermont.
• The Gators have only played one ranked team to date, falling to #15 Lasell in straight sets February 11.
• The offense is lead by junior hitter Ryan Guyton who leads the team in both kills/set (3.59) and percentage (.377).
• Sage relies on underclassman in the middle: freshman Shane Wenz and Tyler Schnaible, as well as sophomore Zachary Karl sharing time.
• Freshman Shane Wenz has held his weight in the middle, posting a team high 23 blocks, also adding 57 kills and 27 digs.
• Schnaible and Karl both average upwards of 1 kill/set, hitting .281 and .258 respectively with 36 total blocks.
• Junior setter Casey Fitzpatrick is working incredibly hard, contributing 8.63 assists/set and a team high 63 digs. Fitzpatrick is the only player to have competed in every set this season.

Up Next: The Brewers will capitalize on a week long training block before taking on MIT and Juniata next Saturday, March 4 in Kenyon Hall. The games will take place at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. respectively.