| Height: | 6-1 |
| Weight: | 205 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Agawam, MA |
| High School: | Agawam |
| Position: | OH |
At Sage:
Cecchi is a two-year captain for the men’s volleyball program (2016, 2017).
After two seasons, Cecchi is ranked in the career record books in aces/set (3rd, 0.34), kills (3rd, 571), kills/set (5th, 2.81), aces (5th, 69), solo blocks (5th, 26), points (5th, 681.0), points/set (6th, 3.35), digs (7th, 309), reception percentage (7th, .925) and blocks (10th, 56)
He was a member of the 2016 team that made it to the Skyline Championship semi-finals.
He was named to the 2016 Skyline Second Team as an outside hitter.
Cecchi played in 115 sets over 35 matches. As a sophomore, he recorded 2.95 kills/set, 0.19 assists/set, 0.43 aces/set, 3.53 points/set, 1.43 digs/set and 0.26 blocks/set while totaling 339 kills, .188 hitting percentage, 22 assists, 49 aces, 406.5 points, 164 digs, and 30 blocks. The outside hitter was second on the team in kills, kills/set, aces, aces/set, points and points/set, and third in digs, digs/set and solo blocks (seven).
As a sophomore, his best performance came against Daniel Webster in a 3-2 loss. He scored a career-best 25.5 points on 23 kills, two blocks and an ace with eight digs. Cecchi knotted a career-high seven aces twice against Lehman (3-0 W). His best defensive effort was against NJCU in a 3-2 loss (nine digs, five blocks).
In 2016, as a sophomore added his name in the single-season Sage record book in aces (3rd, 49), aces/set (4th, 0.43), kills (5th, 339), points (5th, 406.5), points/set (9th, 3.53) and kills/set (9th, 2.95)
Cecchi put his name in the Sage single-match record book in aces/three-set aces (3rd, 7 vs Lehman), four-set aces (3rd, five vs Newbury), kills/five-set kills (5th, 23 vs Daniel Webster) and points/five-set points (7th, 25.5 vs Daniel Webster).
Cecchi was named both the Skyline Rookie of the Week and the ECAC Corvais Division III South Rookie of the Week in 2015.
The freshman played in 88 sets over 27 matches and added 2.64 kills/set, 0.32 assists/set, 0.23 aces/set, 3.12 points/set, 1.65 digs/set and 0.30 blocks/set while totaling 232 kills, .140 hitting percentage, 28 assists, 20 aces. 274.5 points, 145 digs, and 26 blocks. He was first on the team in kills, kills/set and solo blocks (19), points and points/set, and second in assists, assists/set, aces, aces/set, digs and digs/set.
The outside hitter knotted two double-doubles in a 3-1 win over Yeshiva (12 kills, 10 digs) and a 3-0 win over Purchase (11 kills, 10 digs).
Cecchi’s strongest scoring performance his first season at Sage was in a 3-0 win over Brooklyn. He added a season-best 18.0 points on 17 kills and an ace with four digs. He tied his season-high four aces in a 3-0 win over Brooklyn. His best defensive effort was against Keuka in a 3-2 loss (seven digs, five blocks).
That same season, he finished third in single-season solo blocks with 19.
Cecchi put his name in the Sage single-match record book in solo blocks (3rd, four at Keuka), three-set kills (8th, 17 vs Brooklyn) and kills (9th, .480 at SUNY-Polytechnic).
Academics at Sage:
He is majoring in business.
High School:
A graduate of Agawam High School, Cecchi was a three-sport athlete in volleyball, soccer and skiing.
After guiding his volleyball team to numerous titles, he was named the Best Overall Player at the 2014 State Division I Tournament. Cecchi added three Western Massachusetts Championship titles to his resume as well as two appearances in the Massachusetts State finals, while guiding the 2013 team to the Massachusetts State Championship.
In skiing, he was part of the three-time division championship team (2011, 2012, and 2013).
Personal:
He is the son of David and Laurie Cecchi.
Favorite Professional Athlete:
Jimmy Butler
Favorite Sports Team:
Chicago Bulls
The Thing I like best about Sage is:
The food
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | at Kean | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Arcadia | L, 3-1 |
| Apr 5 | Bard | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 8 | at Ramapo | W, 3-2 |
| Apr 8 | vs. SUNY Purchase | W, 3-1 |
| Apr 11 | at Saint Joseph's University, New York - Long Island | L, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 31 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 95 | 26 | ||
| Kills | 280 | 72 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.95 | 2.77 | ||
| Errors | 121 | 33 | ||
| Total Attacks | 615 | 168 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 6.47 | 6.46 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .259 | .232 | ||
| Assists | 6 | 1 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.06 | 0.04 | ||
| Service Aces | 26 | 7 | ||
| Service Errors | 68 | 17 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.27 | 0.27 | ||
| Receptions | 398 | 80 | ||
| Reception Errors | 25 | 7 | ||
| Digs | 141 | 39 | ||
| Digs per set | 1.48 | 1.50 | ||
| Block Solo | 5 | 2 | ||
| Block Assist | 18 | 3 | ||
| Block Total | 23 | 5 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.24 | 0.19 | ||
| Block Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 320.0 | 82.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| Matches started | 28 | 8 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | vs. Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -.038 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Jan 21 | at MIT | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 8 | 3 | 22 | .227 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jan 25 | at SUNY Poly | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 23 | .435 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Jan 28 | Mount Ida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jan 28 | Keuka | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Feb 2 | Elms | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | .357 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Feb 4 | at Regis (Mass.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Feb 4 | vs. New Jersey City | W, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Feb 10 | vs. #15 Lasell | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -.250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Feb 11 | at Elmira | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Feb 11 | vs. D'Youville | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 39 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Feb 15 | Southern Vt. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | .909 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Feb 23 | at #6 Vassar College | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -.083 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Feb 25 | at #1 Springfield | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Feb 25 | vs. Johnson & Wales | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 28 | .286 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Mar 1 | at Wells | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | .182 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Mar 4 | at Pratt | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 11 | .727 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Mar 4 | at Lehman | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 25 | .280 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Mar 18 | #10 Hunter | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Mar 18 | Penn State - Behrend | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 23 | .174 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Mar 21 | Saint Joseph's University, New York - Long Island | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Mar 26 | Yeshiva University | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .467 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Mar 26 | St. Joseph's (Brkln) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 29 | at College of Mt. St. Vincent | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -.069 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Apr 1 | vs. Sarah Lawrence | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 1 | at New Jersey City | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 29 | .379 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Apr 2 | at Kean | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Arcadia | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 33 | .242 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Apr 5 | Bard | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 23 | .565 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Apr 8 | at Ramapo | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 35 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Apr 8 | vs. SUNY Purchase | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 26 | .423 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Apr 11 | at Saint Joseph's University, New York - Long Island | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 29 | .241 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 27 | 88 | 232 | 2.64 | 154 | 559 | .140 | 28 | 0.32 | 20 | 0.23 | 340 | 33 | 145 | 1.65 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 0.30 | 274.5 | 3.1 |
| 2015-16 | 35 | 115 | 339 | 2.95 | 188 | 804 | .188 | 22 | 0.19 | 49 | 0.43 | 511 | 41 | 164 | 1.43 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 0.26 | 406.5 | 3.5 |
| 2016-17 | 31 | 95 | 280 | 2.95 | 121 | 615 | .259 | 6 | 0.06 | 26 | 0.27 | 398 | 25 | 141 | 1.48 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0.24 | 320.0 | 3.4 |
| 2017-18 | 26 | 88 | 255 | 2.90 | 136 | 643 | .185 | 22 | 0.25 | 21 | 0.24 | 380 | 21 | 153 | 1.74 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 0.45 | 299.5 | 3.4 |
| Total | 119 | 386 | 1106 | 2.87 | 599 | 2621 | .193 | 78 | 0.20 | 116 | 0.30 | 1629 | 120 | 603 | 1.56 | 38 | 81 | 119 | 0.31 | 1300.5 | 3.4 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 | 95 | 280 | 2.95 | 121 | 615 | .259 | 6 | 0.06 | 26 | 0.27 | 398 | 25 | 141 | 1.48 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0.24 | 320.0 | 3.4 |
| Conference | 8 | 26 | 72 | 2.77 | 33 | 168 | .232 | 1 | 0.04 | 7 | 0.27 | 80 | 7 | 39 | 1.50 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.19 | 82.5 | 3.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 10 | 26 | 83 | 3.19 | 24 | 158 | .373 | 4 | 0.15 | 6 | 0.23 | 136 | 10 | 39 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.23 | 92.0 | 3.5 |
| Away | 14 | 45 | 122 | 2.71 | 60 | 289 | .215 | 1 | 0.02 | 14 | 0.31 | 138 | 9 | 60 | 1.33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.24 | 143.0 | 3.2 |
| Neutral | 7 | 24 | 75 | 3.13 | 37 | 168 | .226 | 1 | 0.04 | 6 | 0.25 | 124 | 6 | 42 | 1.75 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.25 | 85.0 | 3.5 |
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| Wins | 16 | 48 | 168 | 3.50 | 54 | 320 | .356 | 4 | 0.08 | 15 | 0.31 | 244 | 10 | 69 | 1.44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.21 | 189.5 | 3.9 |
| Losses | 15 | 47 | 112 | 2.38 | 67 | 295 | .153 | 2 | 0.04 | 11 | 0.23 | 154 | 15 | 72 | 1.53 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.28 | 130.5 | 2.8 |
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| January | 5 | 14 | 44 | 3.14 | 17 | 99 | .273 | 4 | 0.29 | 2 | 0.14 | 72 | 5 | 18 | 1.29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.50 | 50.0 | 3.6 |
| February | 10 | 29 | 74 | 2.55 | 38 | 158 | .228 | 1 | 0.03 | 9 | 0.31 | 118 | 6 | 35 | 1.21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.28 | 88.0 | 3.0 |
| March | 9 | 26 | 71 | 2.73 | 36 | 169 | .207 | 1 | 0.04 | 10 | 0.38 | 91 | 8 | 38 | 1.46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.15 | 83.0 | 3.2 |
| April | 7 | 26 | 91 | 3.50 | 30 | 189 | .323 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.19 | 117 | 6 | 50 | 1.92 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.15 | 99.0 | 3.8 |