NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Regis College men's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision (25-10, 25-16, 25-11) to Albertus Magnus College in the Pride's first match of 2013. The Falcons improve to 3-0 on the year, while Regis falls to 0-1.
Albertus opened the first set with a 4-0 run before extending its lead to 9-4. After a point for Regis on a kill by Dan Berdichevsky (Wayland, Mass.), the Falcons put together a 9-1 run as Chase Brinton (Bethany, Conn.) served nine-straight points to put Albertus ahead 18-5. The Falcons went on to down the Pride 25-10.
The second set saw three tied scores and one lead change after Regis opened the set after an Albertus service error. The set was opened with five service errors in the first six points before the Falcons broke out of a six-all tie with a 10-4 run to take a 16-10 lead. Albertus eventually pushed out to a 24-14 advantage before securing a 25-16 win.
The Albertus Magnus used 14 kills and a .591 hitting percentage in the final frame to secure the win.
The Falcons hit .195 on the night with 29 kills in 77 tries, while Regis tallied just eight total kills in 63 attempts along with 20 hitting miscues.
Dave Amicangioli (Belmont, Mass.), Alex Caliendo (Windsor, Conn.), and Berdichevsky registered two kills apiece, with Joe Coye (Plaistow, N.H.) and Evan Stone (Stockton, Calif.) adding a kill apiece for the Pride. Coye added a team-high eight digs, while Amicangioli picked up seven of his own. Angel Aguilar (Silver Springs, Md.) dished out eight assists.
Sophomore Glenn Johnson (Newington, Conn.) and Douglas DeSousa (Danbury, Conn.) led the Falcons with eight kills apiece, while DeSousa added six digs and two service aces. Carlos Torres (Adjuntas, Puerto Rico) dished out 19 assists on the night to help the Falcons' to victory. Brinton added seven kills for the Falcons in tonight's match, while Mike Clark (North Haven, Conn.) chipped in with six digs.
The Pride open New England Collegiate Conference play on Tuesday night with a 7:00 p.m. matchup against Endicott College.
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