Springfield, Mass. (3/24/12) – The Kean
University men's volleyball team split in their final day of
action at the Springfield College Invitational by defeating
Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3-1 and falling to #4 Juniata
College, 3-0, Saturday afternoon.
In the first matchup of the day, the Cougars defeated Wentworth by
the set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 16-25, 25-23. Junior
Steve Vahalla led the way with 18 kills (.400
attack percentage) and nine digs while teammate Ed
Jedziniak added eight kills (.438 attack percentage) and
four digs. Senior Christian Portera recorded
12 kills (.474) while rookie Alex Barnhard tallied
47 assists.
In the second match of the day, Kean (19-7) fell in straight
sets by the set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-22. Vahalla
(pictured left) provided 10 kills while Portera added eight.
The Cougars return to Skyline Conference action on Thursday when
they travel to face Ramapo College.