Posted: Mar 06, 2014
New Haven, Conn. (3/6/14) - The Lasell College men's volleyball team won their fourth straight match, defeating Albertus Magnus 3-0 on Thursday evening. Lasell improved to 10-4 overall and 3-2 in the league with the Great Northeats Athletic Conference win while the Falcons slipped to 5-4 overall and 0-3 in GNAC matches. The Lasers captured the victory by scores of 25-16, 25-20 and 25-16.
Lasell was led by Dan Raffol (Natick, Mass.) and Ryan Jackson (Massilon, Ohio) with nine kills apiece, while Andrew Glenn (Westport, Conn.) had 28 assists and three digs. Raffol added nine digs as well as three service aces.
Glenn Johnson (Newington, Conn.) led all players with 12 kills on the night as he hit .250 with six errors in 24 attempts. He added one dig and one solo block. Raul Rivera Rojas (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) added nine kills in 24 tries as he also had five digs. Douglas DeSousa (Danbury, Conn.) dished out 22 assists for the Falcons to go along with four digs.
Lasell cruised to a first set victory to open the match led by three kills each from Raffol and Dew Caruso. The Falcons battled in the second set but couldn't take control of the set despite five kills from Johnson.
Albertus looked to compete in the third but fell short as Lasell ran away with the match by a stellar hitting performance from Julius Rosario. Rosario connected on five kills in seven attempts.
Albertus will have a week off before jumping back into action due to spring break. The Falcons will host a GNAC tri-match on Sunday, March 16 as Emerson and Mount Ida come to New Haven for an 11:00 a.m. first-match start time. Lasell heads to York College for the York College Invitational this weekend as the Lasers look to continue to increase their winning streak.