POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (March 8, 2017) – The No. 6 Brewer men's volleyball team will stay home this Wednesday as they take on No. 14 Marymount College on Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m.

Game Details
Opponent:  vs. #14 Marymount College
Links: (Marymount Home Page) (Roster) (Schedule) (Statistics)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Kenyon Hall
Date: March 8, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm
Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)
 
A Look at the Brewers (15-6, 3-0 UVC):

• Vassar is coming off a huge weekend, beating two ranked opponents, #11 MIT, and #15 Juniata.

• The Brewers have proved to be steady this season, dropping only two matches to non-ranked opponents.
• Junior setter Zechariah Lee is thriving as of late, posting his first career triple-double Saturday against Juniata. Lee hit .643 with 10 kills, while adding 40 assists and 13 digs. He is now 12 shy of his 2,500 career assist.
• Matthew Knigge, a middle hitter, topped Matt Elgin's '13 record of 286 career assisted blocks. Only a junior, Knigge now leads with 294 assisted blocks.
• Senior Christian Lizana earned 17 kills this weekend, making him just six kills away from reaching 500 career kills.
• Quinn Rutledge, senior outside hitter, had an impressive weekend posting 14 digs, nine kills, two assisted blocks, and an ace over the two games.
• Sophomore outside hitter George Diehl's is currently totaling third on the team in both kills and blocks, averaging 2.09 kills and 0.67 blocks per set.
• Senior Trey Cimorelli earned a season-high 17 digs in the game against Juniata, totaling 29 over the two games. Cimorelli continues to lead the Brewers in the amount of digs per set with 2.83.

A Look at the Saints (12-3):

• The Saints are coming off a big weekend of their own, beating two top -10 opponents: No. 9 Eastern Mennonite and No. 5 NYU.
• Marymount is leading the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC), with a 6-1 record in conference, dropping only to mutual opponent Juniata.
• The Saints are lead by junior opposite TJ Wiechecki, who puts down 3.78 kills/set. Wiechecki has taken nearly 100 more attempts than the next Saint.
• The squad relies on strong blocking, paced by middles Graham Clark, Tomasz Ksiazklewicz and Ben Steranka with 1.05, 1.03 and .96 blocks/set respectively.
• 1.05 blocks/set puts Clark at seventh in the nation. As a team, Marymount is ranked 4^th in the country in blocks/set.
• The Saints offense is widespread, averaging 11.44 assists/set, good for 10^th in the nation. The squad is lead by junior setter Erich Bratke with 9.62 assists/set.
• Marymount is a strong serving team, averaging 1.28 aces/set lead by Wiechecki.

Up Next: The Brewers conclude their seven-game home stand Saturday with a United Volleyball Conference (UVC) tri-match against Nazareth and NYU. The matches are set for 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, March 11, in Kenyon Hall.