NEW YORK, N.Y. - January 18, 2020 - The Colby-Sawyer men's volleyball team began its second season with a couple matches in New York on Saturday. The Chargers dropped a 3-0 decision to CCNY and a 3-1 match to Neumann. 

In the day's first match, CCNY won by scores of 25-14, 25-17 and 25-22. 

The Chargers were led by Giovani Dos Reis. He posted seven kills on .316 hitting to go with five digs. Orlando Plagata picked up a team best 11 digs. AJ Gnieski tallied 18 assists, seven digs and three kills. Michael Queen added seven digs and four block assists.  

Colby-Sawyer and Nuemann then played a close 3-1 match. Neumann escaped with the victory by scores of 25-16, 27-25, 24-26 and 25-22. 

Eric Miller paced the Colby-Sawyer attack with 13 kills to go with 11 digs. Orlando Plagata posted a match-high 22 digs. Giovani Dos Reis completed a strong collegiate debut with eight kills, 15 digs and five aces. AJ Gnieski added 26 assists, 11 digs and six aces. 

The Chargers will remain in New York to play a tri-match on Sunday hosted by Sarah Lawrence. 

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