Albany, N.Y. (2/12/11) – The Kean University men's volleyball team fell to the Sage Colleges and Elmira College by the final score of 3-1 in tri-match non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.
In the first matchup the Cougars fell by the set scores of 25-21, 17-25, 18-25, 20-25. Sophomore Steve Vahalla (pictured left) led the team with 13 kills, three aces and four solo blocks, he also added seven digs. Rookie Christian Portera had 12 kills and four digs while also recording two solo blocks. Junior Sam Haimann tallied 33 assists and four kills with four solo blocks and five digs.
In the nightcap Kean fell to Elmira College by the set scores of 19-25, 27-25, 16-25, 21-25. Vahalla and Portera combined for 18 kills while freshman Alx Draughan added eight. Portera, who had a .316 attack percentage, also added five digs. Freshman Tom Kemmerle recorded 14 digs while Haimann tallied 30 assists and five aces.