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CJ Murphy
3
Winner Russell Sage Sage 4-16,0-0 NECC
0
Colby-Sawyer CSC 2-11,0-4 Great Northeast
Winner
Russell Sage Sage
4-16,0-0 NECC
3
Final
0
Colby-Sawyer CSC
2-11,0-4 Great Northeast
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Russell Sage Sage 25 25 25 (3)
Colby-Sawyer CSC 14 18 11 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Chargers Drop Non-Conference Tilt to Russell Sage College

NEW LONDON, N.H. - The Colby-Sawyer men's volleyball team dropped a match to Russell Sage College by a 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-11) final. 

Rapid Recap:
  • In the first set the Chargers trailed by 8-5 margin after a pair of kills by junior Austin Ponsness (Queen Creek, Ariz.). The Gators kept storming ahead taking a 21-12 lead, stopped by another kill by Ponsness. Sage closed things out with four of the last five points to win 25-14.
  • The Chargers and Gators were knotted up at 4-4 after two service aces by senior Finn Husband (Elk Rapids, Mich.) with kills by senior Phu Ngo (Everett, Mass.) and first year Maverick Thivierge (Concord, N.H.). Russell Sage countered with four-straight points which was stopped by another kill for Ponsness. Another 4-1 run by Colby-Sawyer late in the set tied the game up at 16-16, but the Gators responded with four-straight. The Gators closed things out scoring five of the last six points in the set.
  • In the final set the Gators stormed ahead 18-3, before the Chargers scored three-straight behind two service aces by Ngo. Russell Sage closed the game on 7-5 run to win the match.
Stats & Figures: 
  • Ponsness led the offense with six kills on a 0.080 kill percentage to go with five digs. Ngo was next with a pair of kills and a pair of service aces. 
  • Sophomore Isaac Davies (Hinesburg, Vt.) led the defensive effort with seven digs. 
  • First year CJ Murphy (Sudbury, Mass.) led the passing with nine assists.
Up Next: 
The Chargers will host Elms College on Thursday, March 9th with a 7:00 PM start.

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