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3 & 4:
NJCU vs. Kean & Ramapo
A H H H H H A A A A N H N A H H H H H A A N A H H H N N N N N N H A
NYU-Poly * W, 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-15) YORK (NY) W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-15) KEAN * 12 p.m. NYU-Poly vs. Ramapo 12 p.m. RAMAPO * 2 p.m. Kean vs. NYU-Poly 2 p.m. NJIT (Division I) 7 p.m. Ramapo * 7 p.m. Hunter 6 p.m. SUNY Purchase (NY)* 10 a.m. Yeshiva (at SUNY Purchase)* 12 p.m. PURCHASE* 7 p.m. #5 Juniata (at Stevens) 2 p.m. #8 Stevens Insititute of Technology 4 p.m. LEHMAN 10 a.m. Bard vs. Lehman 12 p.m. BARD 2 p.m. RUTGERS-NEWARK (Division I) 7 p.m. YESHIVA * 7 p.m. Sage * 7 p.m. Mount Saint Vincent * 10 a.m. NYU-Poly * 12 p.m. Stevenson 5 p.m. #7 RIVIER 10 a.m. Rivier vs. Vassar 12 p.m. #15 VASSAR 2 p.m. #9 Massachusetts Insitute of Technology 1 12 p.m. SUNYIT 1 2 p.m. #7 Rivier 1 10 a.m. 1 Johnson & Wales (RI) 2 p.m. Kean (at Yeshiva) * 12 p.m. Sage (at Yeshiva) * 2 p.m. MOUNT SAINT VINCENT * 7 p.m. #13 SUNY New Paltz 7 p.m. Skyline Conference Semifinals TBA Skyline Conference Finals TBA
Home matches (in CAPS) played at the John J. Moore Athletics & Fitness Center on Charlie Brown Court * denotes Skyline Conference match 1 denotes Endicott College March Mania Tournament Follow Live Stats for today’s game from your smartphone. Scan in the above QR Code.
KEAN’S 10-MATCH GLANCE F•1/27
A Rutgers-Newark
L, 2-3 (25-20, 25-21, 18-25, 18-25, 15-17)
Saturday, January 28, 2012 (12/2 p.m.)
GAME NOTES
2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS M•1/23 W•1/25 Sa•1/28 Sa•1/28 Sa•1/28 Sa•1/28 Tu•1/31 W•2/8 F•2/10 Su•2/12 Su•2/12 Tu•2/14 Sa•2/18 Sa•2/18 Su•2/19 Su•2/19 Su•2/19 Tu•2/21 Th•2/23 M•2/27 Su•3/4 Su•3/4 F•3/9 Sa•3/17 Sa•3/17 Sa•3/17 Sa•3/24 Sa•3/24 Su•3/25 Su•3/25 Su•4/1 Su•4/1 Tu•4/3 Th•4/5 Sa•4/14 Su•4/15
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Bez Arslani
Angel Martinez
Patryk Rusznica
SKYLINE QUAD: Today, NJCU has the honor of hosting the first-ever Skyline Conference Quad Match. With the NCAA sponsoring a Division III men’s volleyball championship for the first time in 2012, the former schools of the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) split into smaller conferences; NJCU, along with New Jersey Athletic Conference all-sports members Kean University and Ramapo College, merged with College of Mount Saint Vincent, NYU-Poly, Purchase College, The Sage Colleges and Yeshiva University to form an eight-team Skyline Conference volleyball league. THE SERIES: Kean, a first-year program in 2011, swept both meetings from NJCU and leads the series, 2-0. Ramapo also swept last year’s season series and leads the all-time series between the longtime rivals, 43-11, winning the last 13 meetings. SKYLINE PRESEASON POLL: Ramapo was voted the preseason favorite in the 2012 Skyline preseason poll, receiving five first-place votes. Kean was second with three first-place votes. The Sage Colleges were picked third with 33 points, one ahead of NJCU with 32 point. Mount Saint Vincent was fifth, followed by NYU-Poly, Purchase and Yeshiva. The top four teams earn a berth in the Skyline Tournament with the champion earning the automatic bid into the first-ever NCAA Tournament. LAST MEETING vs. KEAN: On March 15, 2011 in Jersey City, Kean defeated NJCU, 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 2523). On Senior Night 2011, senior libero Chris Edra became NJCU’s all-time leader in digs. Kenny Lisk had 10 kills, playing outside and middle hitter during the match. Steve Vahalla tallied a match-best 12 kills. LAST MEETING vs. RAMAPO: On February 12, 2011, Ramapo defeated NJCU, 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 2522) in Mahwah. Kenny Lisk had a career-high 21 kills and hit .381 in the loss. Joel Castro led RCNJ with 18 kills and a .607 percentage Paul Konopacki added 15 kills. LAST TIME OUT: On Wednesday, NJCU improved to 2-0, sweeping York College, 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 2515). Bez Arslani, Kenny Lisk and Patryk Rusznica combined for 32 of NJCU’s 35 kills and Justin Beaumont had 29 assists and a .468 set percentage.
SKYLINE CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of 01/28/2012) School
NECVA Pct.
NEW JERSEY CITY NYU-Poly Ramapo Mount Saint Vincent Sage Kean Purchase
1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall Pct.
1.000 2-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 2-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-0
Streak
1.000 W2 0.000 L1 1.000 W2 0.000 L1 0.000 L1 0.000 L1 0.000 --
Sa 1/28 N NYU-Poly * 2 p.m. Tu•1/31 A The Sage Colleges * 7 p.m. Sa•2/4 N SUNY Institute of Technology 2:30 p.m. Sa•2/4 A #4 New York University 5 p.m. Yeshiva 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 -- W•2/8 H MOUNT SAINT VINCENT * 7:30 p.m. ***THE NCAA, ECAC, SKYLINE CONFERENCE AND NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY PROMOTE Sa•2/11 N The Sage Colleges * 12 p.m. GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, STAFF AND SPECTATORS. WE RESa•2/11 N Mount Saint Vincent * 2 p.m. QUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPANTS AND OFFICIALS IN A POSITIVE MANNER. PROFANITY, RACIST, OR SEXIST COMMENTS, OR OTHER INTIMIDATING ACTIONS DIRECTED AT Th•2/23 A SUNY Purchase * 7 p.m. OFFICIALS, STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, TEAM-REPRESENTATIVES OR SPECTATORS—AS WELL Sa•2/25 N Elmira 1 2 p.m. AS PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS—WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE 1 * denotes Skyline Conference match | denotes Baruch Quad Invitational JOHN J. MOORE ATHLETICS AND FITNESS CENTER AND OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS*** •
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (2-0, 1-0 Skyline; Streak: WON 2) NO NAME 1 Justin Beaumont 2 Vin Genova 3 Angel Martinez 4 Bill Le 5 A.J. Flores 7 Kenny Lisk 8 Besmir Arslani 9 Andres Martinez 10 Nathan Joubert 12 Patryk Rusznica 14 Ivan Prensa 16 Gary Preston Jr.
YR POS JR S/OPP JR L/DS FR L/OPP FR OH/DS SO DS/OH SR OH FR OH FR S/OPP SO MB FR MB FR MB JR S
HT 5-6 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-4 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-10
WT 153 160 175 145 130 165 165 165 195 195 220 180
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield Pleasantville, NJ/Pleasantville Jersey City, NJ/Synder Jersey City, NJ/County Prep Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley Union City, NJ/Union City Union City, NJ/Union City Cieszyn, Poland/Bayonne Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson North East, MD/Rising Sun (MD)
Head Coach: Assistant Coach:
Kevin Rodgers (New Jersey City University, `10; First Season) Tom Kohler (Ramapo College, `09; First Season)
KEAN UNIVERSITY COUGARS (0-1, 0-0 Skyline; Streak: Lost 2) NO NAME 1 Ron Dunn 2 Tom Kemmerle 4 Arthur Kosakowski 5 Michael Fox 7 Sam Haimann 9 Jimmy Pompeo 10 Ed Jedziniak 11 Steve Vahalla 12 Christian Portera 14 Mike Scheuermann 15 John Cunningham 16 Kyle Farley 17 Alex Barnhard
YR POS FR S SO L SO MH SO DS SR OH/L/S JR RS FR MH/RS JR OH SR OH/OPP FR MH FR OH/L FR MH FR S
Head Coach: Assistant Coach:
Don Perkins Charlie Ginex
HT WT 6-0 165 5-9 140 6-2 160 5-7 155 5-11 190 5-8 165 6-4 160 6-6 190 6-3 200 6-4 195 6-0 200 6-4 180 6-1 160
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick Kenilworth, NJ/Roselle Catholic Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge
STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (thru 01/27/2012) Hitting Percentage: 1. Kenny Lisk.................. . .452 (18-4-31) 2. Patryk Rusznica.......... .367 (15-4-30) 3. Besmir Arslani........... .348 (28-12-46)
Kills Per Set (Total Kills): 1. Besmir Arslani....................... 4.67 (28) 2. Kenny Lisk..............................3.00 (18) 3. Patryk Rusznica....................2.50 (15)
Assists Per Set (Total Assists): 1. Justin Beaumont................... 9.88 (59) 2. Gary Preston Jr........................ 1.50 (6) 3. Angel Martinez........................0.33 (2)
Aces Per Set (Total Aces): 1. Justin Beaumont......................1.00 (6) 2t. Angel Martinez.................... 0.67 (4) 2t. Besmir Arslani...................... 0.67 (4)
Blocks Per Set (Total Blocks): 1t. Justin Beaumont................0.67 (0-4-4) 1t. Patryk Rusznica................0.67 (0-4-4) 3. Nathan Joubert................0.50 (0-3-3)
Digs Per Set (Total Digs): 1. Besmir Arslani......................... 1.83 (11) 2. Angel Martinez........................1.33 (8) 3. Kenny Lisk................................1.00 (6)
KEAN (thru 01/27/2012)
Hitting Percentage: 1. Alex Barnhard..........................500 (4-1-6) 2. Ed Jedziniak........................455 (6-1-11) 3. Christian Portera.......... . .261 (10-4-23)
Kills Per Set (Kills): 1. Christian Portera..................2.00 (10) 2t. Kyle Farley................................. 1.40 (7) 2t. Steve Vahalla......................... 1.40 (7)
Assists Per Set (Assists):
INSIDE THE ATHLETE
BEZ ARSLANI
Freshman | Outside Hitter | Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley HS
#8
• Coach Rodgers on Arslani: “He is the hardest worker on the team and has tremendous leadership skills as a freshman. If everyone on the team isn’t pushing themselves in practice, he’ll let them know about it. All he wants to do is win and he knows that the entire team has to play well in order for us to do that; thus, he not only pushes himself, he pushes the whole team to get better. Bez is a solid hitter that has the fastest arm on the team and a block that can consistently scare some right side hitters on the opposite team.” • High School: The top player in Wayne Valley history with a school record of 814 kills in three seasons, Arslani was a two-time Second-Team All-State selection as a junior (2010) and senior (2011), a three-time First-Team All-Passaic County standout (2009-11), and the 2010 North Jersey Player of the Year by the Bergen Record...He led WV to its first-ever Passaic County tournament title in 2010…That season, the Indians went 27-2, were ranked #10 in the state and #3 in North Jersey, and won 20 consecutive matches before falling to Fair Lawn in the North Section 1 state final…He finished his junior season with 340 kills, 69 aces and 25 blocks…As a senior, he led the Indians to a 21-5 record, a No. 19 state ranking and a fifth-place ranking in the final North Jersey poll…WV captured its second straight county championship…He finished the year with 247 kills, 85 service points, 37 aces, and 30 blocks…Among the WV records he owns are the single-match record of 28 kills in the 2010 county semifinals...Three-year high school record was an incredible 66-14 • Academics: Major at NJCU is Health Sciences…Would like to pursue a professional volleyball career in Europe after college and eventually be a physical education teacher and coach.
1. Alex Barnhard........................ 6.80 (34) 2t. Steve Vahalla......................... 0.40 (2) 2t. Haimann/Kemmerle............ 0.40 (2)
Aces Per Set (Aces): 1. Ed Jedziniak............................. 0.80 (4) 2. Steve Vahalla........................... 0.60 (3) 3. Alex Barnhard......................... 0.40 (2)
Blocks Per Set (Blocks): 1. Kyle Farley........................ 0.80 (1-3-4) 2t. Christian Portera........... 0.40 (0-2-2) 2t. Alex Barnhard.................0.40 (1-1-2)
Digs Per Set (Digs): 1. Tom Kemmerle......................... 1.80 (9) 2. Sam Haimann........................... 1.40 (7) 3. Portera/Barnhard................... 0.80 (4) (must play 50% of team’s total sets) * denotes league leader
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (0-1, 0-1 Skyline; Streak: Lost 4) NO NAME 3 Eugene Dobry 4 Joe Gabor 5 Nick Cervasio 7 Domonick Dennisur 8 Rishi Sarkar 11 Michael Roche 12 Fild Kroqi 13 Adam Lakawicz 14 Stefan Leger
YR POS HT FR L 5-8 SR L 5-11 FR OH 6-3 SR OH 6-2 SO S 6-0 SR MH 6-1 SO OH 6-1 SR MH 6-1 FR MH 6-4
Head Coach:
Kevin Edwards
WT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn, NY/-Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst Kingston, Jamaica/-Cherry Hill, NJ/-Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst Bronx, NY/-Butler, NJ/Butler Woodmere, NY/Lawrence
STATISTICAL LEADERS NYU-POLY (thru 01/27/2012) Hitting Percentage: 1t. Adam Lakawicz............ . .250 (2-1-4) 1t. Stefan Leger................... . .250 (3-1-8) 3. Fild Kroqi........................ .190 (9-5-21)
Kills Per Set (Total Kills): 1. Fild Kroqi................................. 3.00 (9) 2. Nick Cervasio......................... 2.00 (6) 3t. Roche/Leger............................ 1.00 (3)
Assists Per Set (Total Assists): 1. Rishi Sarkar............................7.00 (21) 2t. Stefan Leger............................ 0.33 (1) 2t. Joe Garbor............................... 0.33 (1)
Note: -- indicates information not available
Aces Per Set (Total Aces):
RAMAPO COLLEGE ROADRUNNERS (2-0, 0-0 Skyline; Streak: WON 2) NO NAME 1 Aaron Kerschner 3 Nick Hrehovcik 4 Harsh Prajapati 5 Mike Hrehovcik 7 Chris Longano 8 Paul Konopacki 9 Joel Castro 10 Andrew Balint 11 Matt Lajiness 12 Neal Sundberg 14 Brian Colabella 15 Jeff Jones 16 Mike Kane 18 Chris Sidnam 19 Tyler DeBoer 20 Colin McNeill
YR POS HT SO L 6-0 SO OH 6-2 SO S 6-1 SR S 6-0 FR L/DS 6-1 SR OH 6-0 JR MB 6-5 SO S 6-2 SO MB 6-4 FR OH 6-1 SO OPP 6-3 SO OH 6-0 SO MB 6-7 SO MB 6-6 FR OPP 6-2 SR MB 6-5
WT 165 175 155 170 170 180 180 165 170 175 180 170 200 190 175 215
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin Little Falls, NJ/Passaic Valley Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge Little Falls, NJ/Passaic Valley Vernon, NJ/Vernon Monroe Twp., NJ/St. Joseph Metuchen Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick Monroe, NJ/St. Joseph Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape Upper Montclair, NJ/Montclair Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional Toms River, NJ/Toms River East Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West Atlantic Highlands, NJ/CBA Little Falls, NJ/Passaic Valley
Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Captains:
Don Vanderbeck Brett Killman, Dan Sempkowski Mike Hrehovcik, Colin McNeill
1. Michael Roche..........................0.67 (2) 2. Fild Kroqi................................. 0.33 (1)
Blocks Per Set (Total Blocks): 1. Stefan Leger..........................0.67 (2-0-0) 2. Fild Kroqi.......................... 0.33 (1-0-0)
Digs Per Set (Total Digs): 1. Joe Garbor.................................2.33 (7) 2. Fild Kroqi................................. 2.00 (6) 3. Rishi Sarkar.............................. 1.33 (4)
RAMAPO (thru 01/27/2012) Hitting Percentage: 1. Mike Hrehovcik.................... .500 (3-1-4) 2. Joel Castro...................... .308 (19-7-39) 3. Colin McNeill................. .265 (15-6-34)
Kills Per Set (Kills): 1. Jeff Jones................................. 3.12 (25) 2. Joel Castro.................................2.38 (19) 3. Brian Colabella......................2.12 (17)
Assists Per Set (Assists):
INSIDE THE ATHLETE
ANGEL MARTINEZ
Freshman | Libero/Opposite | Pleasantville, NJ/Pleasantville HS
#3
• Coach Rodgers on Martinez: “His passing is great and his defense has been phenomenal thus far. He’s been working hard in practice and improved on his blocking and hitting since the start of the season. I can easily say he is one of the best all-around players that we have.” • Before NJCU: Transferred to NJCU this season from Division II Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina. Red-shirted as a freshman and did not play. He is an active player on the Great American Volleyball (GAV) beach circuit and has won one tournament at the AA level (in Brigantine, NJ). • High School: Martinez was three-year, three-sport athlete in football, basketball and volleyball for the Greyhounds…Volleyball was added his sophomore season (2008) and he played three years on the varsity level for Coach Jim Bucko…Played in the New Jersey All-Star game…Lost in the first round of the state playoffs his senior season…Never played volleyball until taught the sport by Coach Bucko and Coach Tim Newkirk. • Academics: Major at NJCU is Criminal Justice and he aims for a career in the national security field • Did You Know?: Describes himself as a leader, determined, and motivated…Can play the trumpet…Broke his neck when he was nine years old yet recovered to have an athletic career… Lists his parents as his heroes.
1. Mike Hrehovcik..................... 9.71 (68) 2. Brian Colabella....................... 0.50 (4) 3. Paul Konopacki.......................0.38 (3)
Aces Per Set (Aces): 1. Paul Konopacki....................... 0.50 (4) 2t. Jeff Jones...................................0.12 (1) 2t. Colin McNeill.........................0.12 (1)
Blocks Per Set (Blocks): 1. Brian Colabella................1.38 (1-10-11) 2t. Joel Castro....................... 1.25 (1-9-10) 2t. Colin McNeill................. 1.25 (1-9-10)
Digs Per Set (Digs): 1. Aaron Kerschner.................... 3.88 (31) 2. Paul Konopacki.....................2.25 (18) 3. Brian Colabella...................... 1.25 (10) (must play 50% of team’s total sets) * denotes league leader
RAMAPO’S 10-MATCH GLANCE
NYU-POLY’S 10-MATCH GLANCE M 1/23 Sa•1/28 M•1/30 W•2/1 F•2/3 F•2/3
H N H A H H
NEW JERSEY CITY * L, 0-3 (24-26, 18-25, 15-25) Ramapo/Kean * 12/2 p.m. YORK 7 p.m. Lehman 7 p.m. LANCASTER BIBLE 5 p.m. YORK 9 p.m.
M•2/6 W•2/8 Sa•2/11 Sa•2/11
A H H H
City College of New York YESHIVA * THE SAGE COLLEGES* MOUNT SAINT VINCENT* * denotes Skyline Conference match
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7 p.m. 7 p.m. 10 a.m. 4 p.m.
Sa•1/21 Sa•1/21 Sa•1/28 Sa•2/4 Sa•2/4 Su•2/12 Su•2/12 Sa•2/18 Sa•2/18 M•2/27
H H N A N N A A N A
#15 VASSAR W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-22,25-15) #14 PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL W, 3-1 (28-26, 25-22, 17-25, 25-16) NYU-Poly * 12 p.m. #8 Stevens Institute of Technology 11 a.m. Sacred Heart University (Division I) 1 p.m. Yeshiva University * 10 a.m. SUNY Purchase * 12p.m. #4 New York University 1 p.m. Rutgers-Newark (Division I) 2:30 p.m. Yeshiva University * 8 p.m. * denotes Skyline Conference match
FRONT ROW: AJ Flores, Gary Preston, Jr., Justin Beaumont, Kenny Lisk, Vin Genova, Angel Martinez, Bill Le. BACK ROW: Head Coach Kevin Rodgers, Andres Martinez, Nathan Joubert, Ivan Prensa, Patryk Rusznica, Besmir Arslani, Assistant Coach Tom Kohler.
3 & 4:
NJCU vs. Kean & Ramapo
A H H H H H A A A A N H N A H H H H H A A N A H H H N N N N N N H A
NYU-Poly * W, 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-15) YORK (NY) W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-15) KEAN * 12 p.m. NYU-Poly vs. Ramapo 12 p.m. RAMAPO * 2 p.m. Kean vs. NYU-Poly 2 p.m. NJIT (Division I) 7 p.m. Ramapo * 7 p.m. Hunter 6 p.m. SUNY Purchase (NY)* 10 a.m. Yeshiva (at SUNY Purchase)* 12 p.m. PURCHASE* 7 p.m. #5 Juniata (at Stevens) 2 p.m. #8 Stevens Insititute of Technology 4 p.m. LEHMAN 10 a.m. Bard vs. Lehman 12 p.m. BARD 2 p.m. RUTGERS-NEWARK (Division I) 7 p.m. YESHIVA * 7 p.m. Sage * 7 p.m. Mount Saint Vincent * 10 a.m. NYU-Poly * 12 p.m. Stevenson 5 p.m. #7 RIVIER 10 a.m. Rivier vs. Vassar 12 p.m. #15 VASSAR 2 p.m. #9 Massachusetts Insitute of Technology 1 12 p.m. SUNYIT 1 2 p.m. #7 Rivier 1 10 a.m. 1 Johnson & Wales (RI) 2 p.m. Kean (at Yeshiva) * 12 p.m. Sage (at Yeshiva) * 2 p.m. MOUNT SAINT VINCENT * 7 p.m. #13 SUNY New Paltz 7 p.m. Skyline Conference Semifinals TBA Skyline Conference Finals TBA
Home matches (in CAPS) played at the John J. Moore Athletics & Fitness Center on Charlie Brown Court * denotes Skyline Conference match 1 denotes Endicott College March Mania Tournament Follow Live Stats for today’s game from your smartphone. Scan in the above QR Code.
KEAN’S 10-MATCH GLANCE F•1/27
A Rutgers-Newark
L, 2-3 (25-20, 25-21, 18-25, 18-25, 15-17)
Saturday, January 28, 2012 (12/2 p.m.)
GAME NOTES
2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS M•1/23 W•1/25 Sa•1/28 Sa•1/28 Sa•1/28 Sa•1/28 Tu•1/31 W•2/8 F•2/10 Su•2/12 Su•2/12 Tu•2/14 Sa•2/18 Sa•2/18 Su•2/19 Su•2/19 Su•2/19 Tu•2/21 Th•2/23 M•2/27 Su•3/4 Su•3/4 F•3/9 Sa•3/17 Sa•3/17 Sa•3/17 Sa•3/24 Sa•3/24 Su•3/25 Su•3/25 Su•4/1 Su•4/1 Tu•4/3 Th•4/5 Sa•4/14 Su•4/15
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Bez Arslani
Angel Martinez
Patryk Rusznica
SKYLINE QUAD: Today, NJCU has the honor of hosting the first-ever Skyline Conference Quad Match. With the NCAA sponsoring a Division III men’s volleyball championship for the first time in 2012, the former schools of the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) split into smaller conferences; NJCU, along with New Jersey Athletic Conference all-sports members Kean University and Ramapo College, merged with College of Mount Saint Vincent, NYU-Poly, Purchase College, The Sage Colleges and Yeshiva University to form an eight-team Skyline Conference volleyball league. THE SERIES: Kean, a first-year program in 2011, swept both meetings from NJCU and leads the series, 2-0. Ramapo also swept last year’s season series and leads the all-time series between the longtime rivals, 43-11, winning the last 13 meetings. SKYLINE PRESEASON POLL: Ramapo was voted the preseason favorite in the 2012 Skyline preseason poll, receiving five first-place votes. Kean was second with three first-place votes. The Sage Colleges were picked third with 33 points, one ahead of NJCU with 32 point. Mount Saint Vincent was fifth, followed by NYU-Poly, Purchase and Yeshiva. The top four teams earn a berth in the Skyline Tournament with the champion earning the automatic bid into the first-ever NCAA Tournament. LAST MEETING vs. KEAN: On March 15, 2011 in Jersey City, Kean defeated NJCU, 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 2523). On Senior Night 2011, senior libero Chris Edra became NJCU’s all-time leader in digs. Kenny Lisk had 10 kills, playing outside and middle hitter during the match. Steve Vahalla tallied a match-best 12 kills. LAST MEETING vs. RAMAPO: On February 12, 2011, Ramapo defeated NJCU, 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 2522) in Mahwah. Kenny Lisk had a career-high 21 kills and hit .381 in the loss. Joel Castro led RCNJ with 18 kills and a .607 percentage Paul Konopacki added 15 kills. LAST TIME OUT: On Wednesday, NJCU improved to 2-0, sweeping York College, 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 2515). Bez Arslani, Kenny Lisk and Patryk Rusznica combined for 32 of NJCU’s 35 kills and Justin Beaumont had 29 assists and a .468 set percentage.
SKYLINE CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of 01/28/2012) School
NECVA Pct.
NEW JERSEY CITY NYU-Poly Ramapo Mount Saint Vincent Sage Kean Purchase
1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall Pct.
1.000 2-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 2-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-1 0.000 0-0
Streak
1.000 W2 0.000 L1 1.000 W2 0.000 L1 0.000 L1 0.000 L1 0.000 --
Sa 1/28 N NYU-Poly * 2 p.m. Tu•1/31 A The Sage Colleges * 7 p.m. Sa•2/4 N SUNY Institute of Technology 2:30 p.m. Sa•2/4 A #4 New York University 5 p.m. Yeshiva 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 -- W•2/8 H MOUNT SAINT VINCENT * 7:30 p.m. ***THE NCAA, ECAC, SKYLINE CONFERENCE AND NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY PROMOTE Sa•2/11 N The Sage Colleges * 12 p.m. GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, STAFF AND SPECTATORS. WE RESa•2/11 N Mount Saint Vincent * 2 p.m. QUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPANTS AND OFFICIALS IN A POSITIVE MANNER. PROFANITY, RACIST, OR SEXIST COMMENTS, OR OTHER INTIMIDATING ACTIONS DIRECTED AT Th•2/23 A SUNY Purchase * 7 p.m. OFFICIALS, STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, TEAM-REPRESENTATIVES OR SPECTATORS—AS WELL Sa•2/25 N Elmira 1 2 p.m. AS PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS—WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE 1 * denotes Skyline Conference match | denotes Baruch Quad Invitational JOHN J. MOORE ATHLETICS AND FITNESS CENTER AND OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS*** •
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (2-0, 1-0 Skyline; Streak: WON 2) NO NAME 1 Justin Beaumont 2 Vin Genova 3 Angel Martinez 4 Bill Le 5 A.J. Flores 7 Kenny Lisk 8 Besmir Arslani 9 Andres Martinez 10 Nathan Joubert 12 Patryk Rusznica 14 Ivan Prensa 16 Gary Preston Jr.
YR POS JR S/OPP JR L/DS FR L/OPP FR OH/DS SO DS/OH SR OH FR OH FR S/OPP SO MB FR MB FR MB JR S
HT 5-6 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-4 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-10
WT 153 160 175 145 130 165 165 165 195 195 220 180
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield Pleasantville, NJ/Pleasantville Jersey City, NJ/Synder Jersey City, NJ/County Prep Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley Union City, NJ/Union City Union City, NJ/Union City Cieszyn, Poland/Bayonne Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson North East, MD/Rising Sun (MD)
Head Coach: Assistant Coach:
Kevin Rodgers (New Jersey City University, `10; First Season) Tom Kohler (Ramapo College, `09; First Season)
KEAN UNIVERSITY COUGARS (0-1, 0-0 Skyline; Streak: Lost 2) NO NAME 1 Ron Dunn 2 Tom Kemmerle 4 Arthur Kosakowski 5 Michael Fox 7 Sam Haimann 9 Jimmy Pompeo 10 Ed Jedziniak 11 Steve Vahalla 12 Christian Portera 14 Mike Scheuermann 15 John Cunningham 16 Kyle Farley 17 Alex Barnhard
YR POS FR S SO L SO MH SO DS SR OH/L/S JR RS FR MH/RS JR OH SR OH/OPP FR MH FR OH/L FR MH FR S
Head Coach: Assistant Coach:
Don Perkins Charlie Ginex
HT WT 6-0 165 5-9 140 6-2 160 5-7 155 5-11 190 5-8 165 6-4 160 6-6 190 6-3 200 6-4 195 6-0 200 6-4 180 6-1 160
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick Kenilworth, NJ/Roselle Catholic Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge
STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (thru 01/27/2012) Hitting Percentage: 1. Kenny Lisk.................. . .452 (18-4-31) 2. Patryk Rusznica.......... .367 (15-4-30) 3. Besmir Arslani........... .348 (28-12-46)
Kills Per Set (Total Kills): 1. Besmir Arslani....................... 4.67 (28) 2. Kenny Lisk..............................3.00 (18) 3. Patryk Rusznica....................2.50 (15)
Assists Per Set (Total Assists): 1. Justin Beaumont................... 9.88 (59) 2. Gary Preston Jr........................ 1.50 (6) 3. Angel Martinez........................0.33 (2)
Aces Per Set (Total Aces): 1. Justin Beaumont......................1.00 (6) 2t. Angel Martinez.................... 0.67 (4) 2t. Besmir Arslani...................... 0.67 (4)
Blocks Per Set (Total Blocks): 1t. Justin Beaumont................0.67 (0-4-4) 1t. Patryk Rusznica................0.67 (0-4-4) 3. Nathan Joubert................0.50 (0-3-3)
Digs Per Set (Total Digs): 1. Besmir Arslani......................... 1.83 (11) 2. Angel Martinez........................1.33 (8) 3. Kenny Lisk................................1.00 (6)
KEAN (thru 01/27/2012)
Hitting Percentage: 1. Alex Barnhard..........................500 (4-1-6) 2. Ed Jedziniak........................455 (6-1-11) 3. Christian Portera.......... . .261 (10-4-23)
Kills Per Set (Kills): 1. Christian Portera..................2.00 (10) 2t. Kyle Farley................................. 1.40 (7) 2t. Steve Vahalla......................... 1.40 (7)
Assists Per Set (Assists):
INSIDE THE ATHLETE
BEZ ARSLANI
Freshman | Outside Hitter | Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley HS
#8
• Coach Rodgers on Arslani: “He is the hardest worker on the team and has tremendous leadership skills as a freshman. If everyone on the team isn’t pushing themselves in practice, he’ll let them know about it. All he wants to do is win and he knows that the entire team has to play well in order for us to do that; thus, he not only pushes himself, he pushes the whole team to get better. Bez is a solid hitter that has the fastest arm on the team and a block that can consistently scare some right side hitters on the opposite team.” • High School: The top player in Wayne Valley history with a school record of 814 kills in three seasons, Arslani was a two-time Second-Team All-State selection as a junior (2010) and senior (2011), a three-time First-Team All-Passaic County standout (2009-11), and the 2010 North Jersey Player of the Year by the Bergen Record...He led WV to its first-ever Passaic County tournament title in 2010…That season, the Indians went 27-2, were ranked #10 in the state and #3 in North Jersey, and won 20 consecutive matches before falling to Fair Lawn in the North Section 1 state final…He finished his junior season with 340 kills, 69 aces and 25 blocks…As a senior, he led the Indians to a 21-5 record, a No. 19 state ranking and a fifth-place ranking in the final North Jersey poll…WV captured its second straight county championship…He finished the year with 247 kills, 85 service points, 37 aces, and 30 blocks…Among the WV records he owns are the single-match record of 28 kills in the 2010 county semifinals...Three-year high school record was an incredible 66-14 • Academics: Major at NJCU is Health Sciences…Would like to pursue a professional volleyball career in Europe after college and eventually be a physical education teacher and coach.
1. Alex Barnhard........................ 6.80 (34) 2t. Steve Vahalla......................... 0.40 (2) 2t. Haimann/Kemmerle............ 0.40 (2)
Aces Per Set (Aces): 1. Ed Jedziniak............................. 0.80 (4) 2. Steve Vahalla........................... 0.60 (3) 3. Alex Barnhard......................... 0.40 (2)
Blocks Per Set (Blocks): 1. Kyle Farley........................ 0.80 (1-3-4) 2t. Christian Portera........... 0.40 (0-2-2) 2t. Alex Barnhard.................0.40 (1-1-2)
Digs Per Set (Digs): 1. Tom Kemmerle......................... 1.80 (9) 2. Sam Haimann........................... 1.40 (7) 3. Portera/Barnhard................... 0.80 (4) (must play 50% of team’s total sets) * denotes league leader
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (0-1, 0-1 Skyline; Streak: Lost 4) NO NAME 3 Eugene Dobry 4 Joe Gabor 5 Nick Cervasio 7 Domonick Dennisur 8 Rishi Sarkar 11 Michael Roche 12 Fild Kroqi 13 Adam Lakawicz 14 Stefan Leger
YR POS HT FR L 5-8 SR L 5-11 FR OH 6-3 SR OH 6-2 SO S 6-0 SR MH 6-1 SO OH 6-1 SR MH 6-1 FR MH 6-4
Head Coach:
Kevin Edwards
WT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Brooklyn, NY/-Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst Kingston, Jamaica/-Cherry Hill, NJ/-Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst Bronx, NY/-Butler, NJ/Butler Woodmere, NY/Lawrence
STATISTICAL LEADERS NYU-POLY (thru 01/27/2012) Hitting Percentage: 1t. Adam Lakawicz............ . .250 (2-1-4) 1t. Stefan Leger................... . .250 (3-1-8) 3. Fild Kroqi........................ .190 (9-5-21)
Kills Per Set (Total Kills): 1. Fild Kroqi................................. 3.00 (9) 2. Nick Cervasio......................... 2.00 (6) 3t. Roche/Leger............................ 1.00 (3)
Assists Per Set (Total Assists): 1. Rishi Sarkar............................7.00 (21) 2t. Stefan Leger............................ 0.33 (1) 2t. Joe Garbor............................... 0.33 (1)
Note: -- indicates information not available
Aces Per Set (Total Aces):
RAMAPO COLLEGE ROADRUNNERS (2-0, 0-0 Skyline; Streak: WON 2) NO NAME 1 Aaron Kerschner 3 Nick Hrehovcik 4 Harsh Prajapati 5 Mike Hrehovcik 7 Chris Longano 8 Paul Konopacki 9 Joel Castro 10 Andrew Balint 11 Matt Lajiness 12 Neal Sundberg 14 Brian Colabella 15 Jeff Jones 16 Mike Kane 18 Chris Sidnam 19 Tyler DeBoer 20 Colin McNeill
YR POS HT SO L 6-0 SO OH 6-2 SO S 6-1 SR S 6-0 FR L/DS 6-1 SR OH 6-0 JR MB 6-5 SO S 6-2 SO MB 6-4 FR OH 6-1 SO OPP 6-3 SO OH 6-0 SO MB 6-7 SO MB 6-6 FR OPP 6-2 SR MB 6-5
WT 165 175 155 170 170 180 180 165 170 175 180 170 200 190 175 215
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin Little Falls, NJ/Passaic Valley Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge Little Falls, NJ/Passaic Valley Vernon, NJ/Vernon Monroe Twp., NJ/St. Joseph Metuchen Vernon, NJ/Vernon Twp. East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick Monroe, NJ/St. Joseph Mount Laurel, NJ/Lenape Upper Montclair, NJ/Montclair Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional Toms River, NJ/Toms River East Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West Atlantic Highlands, NJ/CBA Little Falls, NJ/Passaic Valley
Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Captains:
Don Vanderbeck Brett Killman, Dan Sempkowski Mike Hrehovcik, Colin McNeill
1. Michael Roche..........................0.67 (2) 2. Fild Kroqi................................. 0.33 (1)
Blocks Per Set (Total Blocks): 1. Stefan Leger..........................0.67 (2-0-0) 2. Fild Kroqi.......................... 0.33 (1-0-0)
Digs Per Set (Total Digs): 1. Joe Garbor.................................2.33 (7) 2. Fild Kroqi................................. 2.00 (6) 3. Rishi Sarkar.............................. 1.33 (4)
RAMAPO (thru 01/27/2012) Hitting Percentage: 1. Mike Hrehovcik.................... .500 (3-1-4) 2. Joel Castro...................... .308 (19-7-39) 3. Colin McNeill................. .265 (15-6-34)
Kills Per Set (Kills): 1. Jeff Jones................................. 3.12 (25) 2. Joel Castro.................................2.38 (19) 3. Brian Colabella......................2.12 (17)
Assists Per Set (Assists):
INSIDE THE ATHLETE
ANGEL MARTINEZ
Freshman | Libero/Opposite | Pleasantville, NJ/Pleasantville HS
#3
• Coach Rodgers on Martinez: “His passing is great and his defense has been phenomenal thus far. He’s been working hard in practice and improved on his blocking and hitting since the start of the season. I can easily say he is one of the best all-around players that we have.” • Before NJCU: Transferred to NJCU this season from Division II Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina. Red-shirted as a freshman and did not play. He is an active player on the Great American Volleyball (GAV) beach circuit and has won one tournament at the AA level (in Brigantine, NJ). • High School: Martinez was three-year, three-sport athlete in football, basketball and volleyball for the Greyhounds…Volleyball was added his sophomore season (2008) and he played three years on the varsity level for Coach Jim Bucko…Played in the New Jersey All-Star game…Lost in the first round of the state playoffs his senior season…Never played volleyball until taught the sport by Coach Bucko and Coach Tim Newkirk. • Academics: Major at NJCU is Criminal Justice and he aims for a career in the national security field • Did You Know?: Describes himself as a leader, determined, and motivated…Can play the trumpet…Broke his neck when he was nine years old yet recovered to have an athletic career… Lists his parents as his heroes.
1. Mike Hrehovcik..................... 9.71 (68) 2. Brian Colabella....................... 0.50 (4) 3. Paul Konopacki.......................0.38 (3)
Aces Per Set (Aces): 1. Paul Konopacki....................... 0.50 (4) 2t. Jeff Jones...................................0.12 (1) 2t. Colin McNeill.........................0.12 (1)
Blocks Per Set (Blocks): 1. Brian Colabella................1.38 (1-10-11) 2t. Joel Castro....................... 1.25 (1-9-10) 2t. Colin McNeill................. 1.25 (1-9-10)
Digs Per Set (Digs): 1. Aaron Kerschner.................... 3.88 (31) 2. Paul Konopacki.....................2.25 (18) 3. Brian Colabella...................... 1.25 (10) (must play 50% of team’s total sets) * denotes league leader
RAMAPO’S 10-MATCH GLANCE
NYU-POLY’S 10-MATCH GLANCE M 1/23 Sa•1/28 M•1/30 W•2/1 F•2/3 F•2/3
H N H A H H
NEW JERSEY CITY * L, 0-3 (24-26, 18-25, 15-25) Ramapo/Kean * 12/2 p.m. YORK 7 p.m. Lehman 7 p.m. LANCASTER BIBLE 5 p.m. YORK 9 p.m.
M•2/6 W•2/8 Sa•2/11 Sa•2/11
A H H H
City College of New York YESHIVA * THE SAGE COLLEGES* MOUNT SAINT VINCENT* * denotes Skyline Conference match
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7 p.m. 7 p.m. 10 a.m. 4 p.m.
Sa•1/21 Sa•1/21 Sa•1/28 Sa•2/4 Sa•2/4 Su•2/12 Su•2/12 Sa•2/18 Sa•2/18 M•2/27
H H N A N N A A N A
#15 VASSAR W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-22,25-15) #14 PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL W, 3-1 (28-26, 25-22, 17-25, 25-16) NYU-Poly * 12 p.m. #8 Stevens Institute of Technology 11 a.m. Sacred Heart University (Division I) 1 p.m. Yeshiva University * 10 a.m. SUNY Purchase * 12p.m. #4 New York University 1 p.m. Rutgers-Newark (Division I) 2:30 p.m. Yeshiva University * 8 p.m. * denotes Skyline Conference match
FRONT ROW: AJ Flores, Gary Preston, Jr., Justin Beaumont, Kenny Lisk, Vin Genova, Angel Martinez, Bill Le. BACK ROW: Head Coach Kevin Rodgers, Andres Martinez, Nathan Joubert, Ivan Prensa, Patryk Rusznica, Besmir Arslani, Assistant Coach Tom Kohler.
