CHICOPEE, Mass. –  Senior middle hitter Andrew Samson (Queens, NY/Pathways) topped Russell Sage College with six kills on .333 hitting in tonight's 3-0 loss at Elms. Setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Twp.), a graduate student, added 14 assists, while senior opposite Deshawn Fleary (Newark, NJ/Immaculate Conception Montclair) contributed four digs, a block, and an ace.

Elms (6-4) was led by senior opposite Luis Martinez and senior setter Carlos Mercado. Martinez recorded 11 kills on .529 hitting and nine aces, while Mercado registered 25 assists and six kills.  As a team, the Blazers hit .421.

Looking ahead, RSC (3-8) is scheduled to host American International on Friday at 7:00 pm.

Notes: The Gators went almost 700 days without playing due to the COVID-19 pandemic…RSC is making its debut as an associate member of the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) this season…League coaches picked the Gators to finish sixth in the NECC…The spring also marks the maiden voyage with Reid Hartl at the helm of the program…He took over as head coach in October 2021…Fleary and Jennings are the only two players that returned from the 2020 RSC team.

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