BEVERLY, Mass. –  Russell Sage College wrapped up a stretch of 11-straight road contests with a 3-0 New England Collegiate Conference loss at Endicott this afternoon. 

Senior opposite Deshawn Fleary (Newark, NJ/Immaculate Conception Montclair) registered a team-high five kills, while senior opposite Elijah Tortorici (Clifton Park, NY/Mohonasen) added four kills and four digs.

Setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Township), a graduate student, the reigning NECC Player of the Week, dished out 13 assists.

Endicott (5-7/2-0 NECC), selected to defend its league title in the Preseason Coaches Poll, received four or more kills from four different players. Junior right side Dean Warner (Kinderhook, NY/Ichabod Crane) topped the group with seven kills. He contributed three blocks and two aces. 

RSC (4-19/0-2 NECC) hosts SUNY Poly and Emmanuel on Saturday. The tri-match, the first home event for the Gators in 31 days, is set to begin at noon. 

Notes: The Gators are in their second spring with Reid Hartl at the helm…He guided RSC to a spot in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship Tournament in his debut campaign…Seven players returned from the squad…The Gators were picked to finish seventh in the conference by the member coaches…Setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Township), a graduate student, and middle hitter Andrew Samson (Queens, NY/Pathways), both graduate students, were voted co-captains…Jennings began the season with 2,157 career assists, second-most by a Gator…Kyle Ray '13 holds the program record with 2,910 career assists…Four newcomers, two from New York, one from Colorado, and another from Texas, joined the program in 2023…RSC swept the NECC weekly awards for the period ending Sunday, March 5…Jennings was selected the Player of the Week, while freshman outside hitter Alexander Bergman (Kremmling, CO/West Grand) garnered Rookie of the Week accolades

Save the Date: The 18th Annual Gator Golf Classic will be held on Friday, June 2 at Colonie Golf and Country Club.

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