Luiz Reis

Box Score

Wentworth WIT 29-4,14-1 Great Northeast

Rutgers-Newark RUN 23-4,8-0 CVC

Wentworth WIT

29-4,14-1 Great Northeast

Final

Apr. 16, 2022

Rutgers-Newark RUN

23-4,8-0 CVC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Wentworth WIT	25	19	25	25	(3)
Rutgers-Newark RUN	20	25	20	17	(1)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 4/16/2022 9:50:00 PM | Rutgers-Newark Athletic Communications

No. 5 Rutgers-Newark Bow Out of the NCAA Tournament Against No. 7 Wentworth, 3-1

NEWARK, NJ | No. 5 Rutgers University-Newark men's volleyball season came to a close this evening when they fell to No. 7 Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3-1 (20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 17-25), in the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Quarterfinal at The Golden Dome.

Rutgers-Newark (23-4) suffered their first loss at home this season and were held to just .116 hitting as a team. Andrew Zaleck and Arvind Kumar finished with 12 and 11 kills, respectively, while Derek Au picked up 38 assists. Matt Nikishin flew around the backline and led the team with 14 digs. Daniel Quay and Eric Hollenbach found success in the middle, each tallying eight kills while combining for seven blocks. Robert Long added seven kills and five digs.

Wentworth (29-4) hit .253 as a team and was led by Jacob LaBouliere and Hunter Oshman who finished with 14 and 13 kills respectively. Connor Adams paced the team with 27 assists while David Marsh finished with a team-high seven blocks (three solo).

In the opening stanza, Wentworth trailed 10-8 before ripping off a 7-2 run that pushed them in front of the Scarlet Raiders. Rutgers-Newark battled back and knotted it up at 19 before the Leopards used a 6-1 run to close out the set.

Rutgers-Newark rebounded strongly in the second set and jumped out to a 14-7 lead. Wentworth made a push at the end, however, a service ace by Kumar followed by a kill from Hollenbach closed out the set in their favor.

The Scarlet Raiders fell behind 11-4 in the third set, however, they regained their form and battled their way back. Late in the set, Rutgers-Newark cut it down to 23-18 before LaBouliere stopped the Scarlet Raiders' rally with a kill.

A 5-0 run midway through the fourth set the Scarlet Raiders back 11-6. Once again Rutgers-Newark battled back, however, they were unable to string together enough points to regain the lead as the Leopards went on a 5-2 run to end the match.

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