ROCHESTER, N.Y. – After a tough loss the previous evening, the No. 2 Vassar men's volleyball team bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Nazareth on Saturday afternoon. Vassar took the first two sets 25-15 and 26-24 before falling 26-28 in the third. It was closed out in the fourth with the Brewers winning 25-15. The Brewers move to 13-3 overall and 5-1 in the UVC, while the Golden Flyers go to 17-5 and 1-2 in the conference.

After Colin Jones (San Diego, CA) sent in a kill to make it 8-5, Gavin van Beveren (Alpharetta, GA) followed with a kill, and a Nazareth error made it 10-5. Two aces by Jacob Kim (Pleasanton, CA) built the Brewers' lead to 13-7 as Vassar continued to control the set. The Golden Flyers chipped back to make it 24-15, but a Nazareth error gave Vassar the set point.

Jones made it 17-13 when he blocked an Owen Wickens attack in the second. A Nazareth run cut the Brewers' lead to 18-16, but an error and Jacob Kim kill put the Brewers ahead 21-16. Some Vassar errors allowed Nazareth back in, tied 23-23. Antonio Sargent gave the Golden Flyers their first lead, but a 3-0 run capped off by an Adam Gulick (Buffalo, NY) and Jones double block put the Brewers up 2-0.

Nazareth built some momentum in the third, taking an 11-12 lead when Trent Caviness knocked in a kill. Nine ties followed until it was 26-26. Wickens recorded the next kill, and then Josh Weaver gave Nazareth the set-winning kill.

In the fourth, Payne Lounsbery (Long Beach, CA) and van Beveren went one-two on kills to give Vassar a 13-7 advantage. A Lounsbery ace, two Jones' kills, and a Golden Flyers error put the Brewers up 22-11. Nazareth cut the deficit to nine, but van Beveren scored the final kill to give Vassar the win.

For the Brewers, van Beveren recorded a season-high 16 kills on a .789 hitting percentage. He also added five total blocks. Andre Kim (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) tacked on 12 kills, three aces, and three total blocks, while Lounsbery had eight kills. Jacob Kim dished out 36 assists, and Matt Usui (Rolling Hills Estates, CA) grabbed a team-high eight digs.

Wickens topped Nazareth with ten kills and seven digs, and Weaver added seven. Colin Donahue led the team with five total blocks, and Trent Caviness recorded 26 assists.

Vassar returns to action when they travel to Stevenson on Thur. Mar. 17 for a 6 p.m. match