ANNADALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. –  Bard hit .435 as a team to take tonight's New England Collegiate Conference men's volleyball match from visiting Russell Sage College 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-13).

Senior opposite Elijah Tortorici (Clifton Park, NY/Mohonasen) led the Gators with 10 kills on .368 hitting. Setter Ryan Jennings (North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick Township), a graduate student, registered 21 assists, while sophomore setter/outside hitter Jack McWilliam (Fishkill, NY/Arlington) elevated seven Bard attacks.

Sophomore outside hitter Ty McGlynn paced the Raptors (7-13/2-3 NECC) with 15 kills on .667 hitting, four aces, and seven digs.

Looking ahead, RSC (4-24/0-5 NECC) hosts Lesley on Saturday at 1:00 PM. 

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.

Gator Golf Classic: Golfer Registration for the 18th Annual Gator Golf Classic, to be held on Friday, June 2 at Colonie Golf and Country Club, is now open. 

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