Keuka Park, NY – The Sage Colleges' men's volleyball team travelled to Keuka College and competed in the Keuka Invitational. Keuka opened the event with a 3-0 win over Sage (26-24, 25-23, 25-18). The Gator then faced Wells College, but dropped a 3-0 decision (26-24, 25-18, 25-17). In the final match, Sage fell to Penn State Altoona, 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-19). Sage stands at 0-4 on the season.

Against Keuka, senior captain Dylan Krowicki (Little Falls, NY/Little Falls) added six kills with seven digs. Junior middle hitter Jeffry Hoessle (Coxsackie, NY/Coxsackie-Athens) added five kills with two solo blocks and two block assists.  Senior setter Matthew DeGeyter (Hudson, NY/Hawthorne Valley) added 17 setting assists with 10 digs. Senior libero Cory Gransbury (Round Top, NY/Cairo-Durham) added 12 digs for the Gators.

Against Wells, Sage's Krowicki picked p 10 kills and nine digs, while adding an ace and three total blocks. DeGeyter contributed 18 setting assists with five digs. Gransbury added 13 digs.

In the final outing, Sage got eight kills from Krowicki, while Gransbury connected for 11 digs. DeGeyter added 13 setting assists with eight digs.  

The Gators will be back in action on February 10 hosting Ramapo College in the team's Skyline Conference opener at 7 p.m. in Kahl Gym.

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     The Sage Colleges vs Keuka College (Feb 07, 2014 at Keuka Park, N.Y.)

  Keuka College def. The Sage Colleges 26-24,25-23,25-18

The Sage Colleges (0-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Krowicki, Dylan 6-2-2;  Hoessle, Jeffry 5-0-4; Sullivan, Zach 4-0-1; Pruiksma, Justin 3-0-2;  MacArthur, Chris 3-0-2; Kuhn, Zachary 1-0-0; DeGeyter, Matthew 1-0-3;  Polanco, Juan 1-0-5; Sipe, Thaddeus 0-1-0; Totals 24-3-12.0. (Assists) - DeGeyter, Matthew 17. (Dig leaders) - Gransbury, Cory 12; DeGeyter,  Matthew 10

  Keuka College (1-5) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Connor Hinman 15-0-3; Tom Campbell 7-4-0; Devin Lesch 6-1-3; Ryan Kelly 3-0-3; Derek Hosken 3-0-4; Luke Ferruzza 2-0-1; Jared Kucko 2-0-1; Josh Makin 1-0-0;   Spencer Avery 0-1-0; John Sprague 0-1-0; Totals 39-7-9.0. (Assists) -  Ryan Kelly 16; John Sprague 13. (Dig leaders) - Josh Makin 9;

  Christopher Mooring 7

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The Sage Colleges vs Wells College (Feb 08, 2014 at Keuka Park, N.Y.)

  Wells College def. The Sage Colleges 26-24,25-18,25-17

  The Sage Colleges (0-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Krowicki, Dylan 10-1-3; Hoessle, Jeffry 3-0-0; Polanco, Juan 3-0-1; Pruiksma, Justin 2-0-0; MacArthur, Chris 2-1-0; Sullivan, Zach 1-1-0; Totals 21-3-3.0. (Assists) - DeGeyter, Matthew 18. (Dig leaders) - Gransbury, Cory 13;  Krowicki, Dylan 9

  Wells College (4-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - John Farruggia 13-1-0; Mathew Armlin 7-0-1; Alex Battey 7-0-2; Andy Jacobs 4-0-1; Liam Kaylor 3-1-0; J.J. Podczasy 2-1-0; Derek Nipps 1-0-0; Chris Tinozzi 0-1-0;  Paul Hernon 0-4-0; Totals 37-8-4.0. (Assists) - Derek Nipps 31. (Dig leaders) - Derek Nipps 16; John Farruggia 7

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    Penn St.-Altoona vs The Sage Colleges (Feb 08, 2014 at Keuka Park, N.Y.)

  Penn St.-Altoona def. The Sage Colleges 25-17,25-10,25-19

  Penn St.-Altoona (4-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Jacob Byers 12-0-3; Daniel Reilly 10-0-5; Daniel Roberts 9-0-7; Zack Graham 5-0-6; Andy Panizzi 4-1-5; Doug Schriner 3-0-0; Dylan Godfrey 1-0-1; Christopher  Wisbeski 0-1-0; Brandon Stitt 0-0-2; Totals 44-2-23.0. (Assists) -  Andy Panizzi 33. (Dig leaders) - Brandon Stitt 14; Daniel Roberts 12;  Zack Graham 10

  The Sage Colleges (0-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Krowicki, Dylan 8-0-2; Polanco, Juan 2-0-2; Kuhn, Zachary 2-0-0; Pruiksma, Justin 2-0-1;  MacArthur, Chris 1-0-1; Sipe, Thaddeus 0-1-0; Hoessle, Jeffry 0-0-1;  DeGeyter, Matthew 0-1-2; Totals 15-2-6.0. (Assists) - DeGeyter, Matthew 13. (Dig leaders) - Gransbury, Cory 11; Krowicki, Dylan 9;  DeGeyter, Matthew 8