Men's Volleyball Falls to Stevens and Pfeiffer at Baruch Quad

Final 1 2 3 4 5 T
Kean University (11-3) 21 20 15 0
Stevens Institute of Technology () 25 25 25 3
Kean UniversityStevens Institute of Technology
K: Steve Vahalla - 9
B: Kyle Farley - 4
D: Tom Kemmerle - 4
SA: 2 Players (#14, #15 - 1)
K: Thomas Hannum - 12
B: Jake Modestow - 5
D: 2 Players (#1, #9 - 7)
SA: 4 Players (#1, #8, #15, #23 - 1)
TEAM STATISTICS Kean UniversityStevens Institute of Technology
Hitting % .205 .442
Blocks 6.5 7.0
Digs 15 25
Aces 2 4
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Final 1 2 3 4 5 T
Kean University (11-4) 16 14 17 0
Pfeiffer University (10-1) 25 25 25 3
Kean UniversityPfeiffer University
K: Steve Vahalla - 7
B: 3 Players (#12, #14, #16 - 4)
D: John Cunningham - 9
SA: Mike Scheuermann - 1
K: Caleb Brophy - 12
B: Lance Johnson - 4
D: Mark Hess - 11
SA: Caleb Brophy - 2
TEAM STATISTICS Kean UniversityPfeiffer University
Hitting % .025 .411
Blocks 9.0 8.5
Digs 27 33
Aces 1 3
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New York, N.Y. (2/26/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team fell to #7 Stevens Institute of Technology and Division II Pfeiffer University in the final day of competition at the Baruch Quad Invitational.

Stevens won in straight sets (25-21, 25-20, 25-15) as the Cougars (11-3) played their third match in less than 24 hours.  Kean was led by Senior Christian Portera (pictured left) who had eight kills and two assisted blocks along with teammate Steve Vahalla who recorded nine kills and one solo and one assisted block.  Rookie Alex Barnhard tallied 26 assists while freshman John Cunningham added six kills, three digs and two assisted blocks.

In the second match of the day, Division II Pfeiffer University defeated the Cougars in straight sets (2516, 25-14, 25-17).  Cunningham collected 10 digs along with two assisted blocks while Portera and Vahalla combined for 12 kills.  In total, Kean collected nine team blocks.

Kean returns to Skyline Conference action on Tuesday when they host Polytechnic Institute of NYU at 7:30 p.m.