Quantity four-ranked Stevens Institute of Expertise swept Eleventh-ranked Hobart (27-25, 25-15, 25-21) on their residence court docket Friday evening. On Wednesday the Geese got here off a loss to primary ranked NYU and Hobart went into the competition driving excessive with a (13-1) file.
In Set one Hobart discovered themselves up early and in charge of the match. They relied closely on the skin hitter and graduate pupil Andrew Kim. Throughout his undergraduate planning days, Kim performed at Vassar the place he was named the NCAA Division III participant of the yr in 2023. As a result of Covid seasons, he was granted a couple of additional years, like everybody else in that period, and enrolled in Hobart’s graduate enterprise faculty.
Towards the tip of the set one, Hobart discovered themselves up 24-22. The Geese crawled again within the match and received the set 27-25. “We had a chance to take the primary set. Stevens was capable of produce higher swings to win the set,” mentioned Hobart Head Coach Stephen England.
In set two, Stevens used that momentum and dominated. They continued to use good service stress and ran a balanced offense. The Geese at one level have been up by 12 and received the set (25-15).
Hobart regrouped within the third set. Held some two-point leads early within the set, however the Geese’ constant play earned them the (25-21) set three and match victory. After the match Coach England shared his ideas, “It was a terrific studying expertise for us to know what it takes to play on the highway in opposition to a top-five program. We’ll rebound and get higher from the match,” mentioned Coach England.
Stevens had 4 gamers recording over seven kills. Out of the center Greg Li had 10 kills, zero errors, and hit .769. Fellow center Tyler Hoke adopted Li’s lead with zero attacking errors, and hit .462 with six kills. Koby Sherman and Alex Olcott each contributed seven kills. The Geese hit a formidable .340 hitting share for the match and performed clear. “Greg and Talor had favorable matchups we absolutely needed to take advantage of, however I didn’t anticipate their being errorless and Greg going off like that. He actually went profession, albeit younger, final evening,” mentioned Stevens Head Coach Dan Buerhring.
For Hobart Andrew Kim was the standout participant with 18 kills whereas hitting .343. The Statesman struggled to get offense from the remainder of the starters and hit .206 as a workforce for the match. The 18 attacking, 10 service, two blocking and three receiving errors made a giant distinction within the match.
Getting again within the win column was essential to Stevens who now have an total file of (9-2). “Coach England at all times has well-organized groups, and Andrew Kim was a brilliant tough man to cease. I believed we hung powerful by way of the primary then went out and in of discovering a brilliant excessive stage as a youthful group. That consistency is what we’re discovering as work on habits we have to improve,” mentioned Coach Buerhing.
Previous to the match, I reached out to each packages. The coaches and SID’S have been very useful in offering me with an excessive amount of info. Each packages have passionate coaches, high-level lecturers, and good cultures.
Stevens Institute of Expertise:
Volleyball Historical past:
– Two Nationwide Championships (2015 and 2023).
– 9 Center Atlantic Convention Championships.
-The Geese presently have received 57 straight residence matches!
– Packages Head Coaches (Patrick Dorywalski, 1989-2020 & Dan Buehring 2020-Present).
Stevens Information and Educational Info:
–Positioned subsequent to the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.
– Based in 1870 and is among the oldest technological universities in the US.
– Slightly over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate college students.
-There are three faculties that supply technology-based Stem (engineering, arithmetic, science, and expertise). In addition they provide levels in arts, humanities, social sciences, and enterprise.
-35 undergraduate packages, 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Graduate faculties provide over 20 Ph.D. packages and 58 grasp’s packages.
Hobart and William Smith Schools
Volleyball Historical past:
– 2024 was the primary season for Hobart males’s volleyball. Misplaced within the quarterfinals of the convention match.
– Member of the United Volleyball Convention.
-Second-year program that has compiled a 31-12 file by way of 1.5 seasons.
-Went 18-11 in yr 1. Was the No. 5 seed in UVC match and misplaced to No. 4 MIT within the quarterfinals.
-13-2 to start out the second season with wins over No. 19 Lasell, No. 14 Misericordia, and RV Mount Union.
-Led by Andrew Kim who broke the NCAA DIII Males’s Volleyball profession kills file this season
(1,534). He now sits at 1,648 profession kills.
-In 2024, Kim was an AVCA first workforce All-American, the AVCA regional participant of the yr, and a UVC
first-team all-conference choice.
– Steve England has been the one coach of the Hobart volleyball program. He’s in his second
season in control of the Statesmen.
Hobart Information and Educational Info:
-49 majors and three graduate packages at HWS.
-Hobart and William Smith Schools (HWS) is situated in Geneva, N.Y. proper on Seneca Lake.
-HWS is a non-public liberal arts establishment.
-Complete pupil enrollment is roughly above 1,800 college students.
-30 varsity groups, roughly 45% of scholars at HWS are student-athletes.
-HWS has mixed for 25 workforce nationwide championships and has produced greater than 690 All-Individuals by way of the years.
Kevin Pratte has enthusiastically been concerned in volleyball for over 23 years. Pratte began taking part in in center faculty and was lucky sufficient to play NCAA Division 1 volleyball at The College of the Pacific. After his taking part in profession Pratte obtained concerned in teaching volleyball. In 2009 Pratte was the graduate assistant coach for the College of Nebraska ladies’s volleyball program. Later in his profession Pratte made teaching stops at College of the Pacific, a number of neighborhood faculties and coached at WAVE Volleyball Membership for seven years. At present Pratte is a bodily training trainer within the San Diego Unified Faculty District, San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary member, a university volleyball recruiting coordinator, hosts a volleyball podcast present, the proprietor of the Center Hitter web site and runs a non-profit group to assist increase funds to provide boys’ highschool volleyball college students scholarships to play membership volleyball. He’s excited to proceed writing for Volleyball Journal and is keen to cowl the sport.
Basis web site: www.kevinprattefoundation.com
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