Men's College Roundup for Jan. 26

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 25, 2023) – With the final full week of January upon us, our new college roundup looks at some of the top teams in the country. Every week, we’ll spotlight a few of the key matchups from the week, while also highlighting athletes who are part of the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program.

NCAA Division I/II

No. 1 Hawaii

Upped their record to 5-0 with a sweep of Queens Wednesday night.

Match Leaders vs. Queens:

• Kills: Spyros Chakas (16)
• Digs: Spyros Chakas (10)

Next Up: Three-match road trip in North Carolina continues with Belmont Abbey and Barton

No. 2 UCLA

Now 6-0 after defeating both No. 14 UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego over the weekend.

Match Leaders vs. UCSB:

• Kills: Grant Sloane (11), Alex Knight (10)
• Assists: Miles Partain (36)
• Digs: Grant Sloane (12)

Match Leaders vs. UCSD:

• Kills: David Ido (18), J.R. Norris IV (7), Merrick McHenry (7)
• Assists: Andrew Rowan (36)
• Aces: Cole Ketrzynski (2)

Next Up: CSUN Friday night

NTDP Notables for UCLA
Grant Sloane had 11 kills and 12 digs vs. UCSB. He was most recently a member of the 2022 Men’s Collegiate National Team and 2021 U.S. Men’s National Team (bronze at Pan Am Cup Final Six).

Miles Partain, who had 36 assists against UCSB, is part of the U.S. Beach National Team.  Also a beach player, He and partner Andy Benesh won gold at the 2022 FIVB Beach Pro Tour Dubai Challenge No. 1.

Andrew Rowan, who had 36 assists against UCSD, was part of the 2022 U21 National Team. He was named MVP, Best Setter, Best Server, and took home gold at the Pan American Cup.

No. 3 Long Beach State

Now 5-0 on the season after defeating No. 4 Penn State 3-1.

Match Leaders vs. PSU:

• Kills: Clarke Godbold (17)
• Blocks: Simon Torwie (8)
• Next Up: At home vs. Loyola Chicago

NTDP Notables for LBSU
Mason Briggs, who had 9 digs against PSU, was part of the 2022 U.S. Men’s National Team and was on the roster for the FIVB World Championship, where the team finished sixth.Clarke Godbold, who had 17 kills vs. PSU, has twice been names to the U.S. Men’s U21 National Training Team and competed at the FIVB U19 World Championship in 2019.

No. 4 Penn State

Now 6-1 on the season after the 3-1 loss to Long Beach State.

• Match Leaders vs. LBSU:
• Kills: John Kerr (17)
• Digs: Ryan Merk (9)

Next Up: At home vs. USC

NTDP Notables for Penn State
Brett Wildman, who had seven kills and seven digs vs. LBSU, was a member of the 2022 U.S. Men’s National Team, winning bronze at the Pan Am Cup and the Pan Am Cup Final Six.

No. 5 Pepperdine

5-1 record after splitting the weekend matches with No. 4 Penn State (loss) and No. 15 Lewis

Match Leaders vs. PSU:

• Kills: Jaylen Jasper (21) Jacob Steele (10), Andersen Fuller (7)
• Assists: Bryce Dvorak (40)
• Digs: Trey Cole (8)

Match Leaders vs. Lewis:

• Kills: Jaylen Jasper (23), Joe Deluzio (15), Jacob Steele (10)
• Assists: Bryce Dvorak (52)
• Digs: Jaylen Jasper (7)

Next up: vs. NJIT Friday night

NTDP Notables for Pepperdine
Jaylen Jasper had 23 kills, two blocks and seven digs vs. Lewis. Jaylen is a three-time member of the U.S. Men’s Collegiate National Team and was on the 2018 Men’s Junior National Team.

NCAA Division III

No. 1 Carthage

Improved to 2-1 on the season after wins vs. Lakeland and No. 15 NYU

Match Leaders vs. Lakeland:

• Kills: Kyle Radecki (6)
• Blocks: Ryan Chloewinski (6)
• Assists: Gene McNulty (20)

Match Leaders vs. NYU:

• Kills: David Markes (10)
• Blocks: David Markes (6)
• Assists: Gene McNulty (35)

Next up: vs. No. 4 Juniata Friday night

No. 2 Springfield

3-0 record after defeating Elms Tuesday night.

Match leaders vs. Elms:

• Kills: Carter Durivage (10)
• Digs: Sean Dougherty (4)
• Assists: Dylan Mulvaney (21)

Next up: @ No. 3 Stevens Saturday afternoon

No. 3 Stevens

5-1 record after sweeping the Stevens Tri-Match vs. Elms and No. 5 Vassar on Saturday.

Match leaders vs. Elms:

• Kills: Steven Lancia (14)
• Assists: Sebastian Huyke (18)
• Digs: Jesse Knuckles (9)

Match leaders vs. No. 5 Vassar:

• Kills: Koby Sherman (13)
• Assists: Louden Moran (32)
• Digs: Phu-Quy Ho (9)

Next up: vs. No. 2 Springfield Saturday afternoon

No. 4 Juniata

4-0 on the season after wins vs. Wentworth and SUNY Potsdam on Saturday.

Match leaders vs. Wentworth:

• Kills: Tyler Goldsborough (13), Max Cooley (13)
• Assists: Reese Ganter (41)
• Digs: Maxwell Barr (12)

Match leaders vs. SUNY Potsdam:

• Kills: Max Cooley (13)
• Assists: Austin Goodsel (31)
• Digs: Campbell Gerdeman (6)

Next up: vs. No. 1 Carthage Friday night

No. 5 Vassar

2-1 on the season after defeating Monroe on Wednesday night.

Match leaders vs. Monroe:

• Kills: Andrew Kim (9)
• Digs: Jorge Adames Reyes (9)

Next up: Home vs. SUNY Potsdam on Saturday

NTDP PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

Kaleb Jenness – Ball State

• Kaleb was a member of the 2022 Men’s National Team and won bronze at the Pan American Cup.
• 1/20 vs. Harvard (W 3-0): 5 kills, 6 digs

Trent Moser – BYU

• Trent was on the 2022 Men’s U21 National Team.
• 1/25 vs. UC Irvine (L 3-0): 7 kills, 4 digs, 2 aces

Heath Hughes – BYU

• Heath was on the 2022 Men’s Beach Collegiate National Team and played in the 2022 FISU Beach World University Championships.
• 1/25 vs. UC Irvine (L 3-0): 2 kills, 4 digs, 35 assists

Jacob Pasteur – Ohio State

• Jacob was a member of the 2022 Men’s National Team and won bronze at the Pan American Cup.
• 1/21 vs. Missouri S&T (W 3-0): 10 kills, 5 digs

Nyherowo Omene – Princeton

• 1/18 vs Concordia (W 3-1): 7 kills, 1 assist
• Nyherowo was on the 2022 Men’s National Team and won bronze at the Pan American Cup.

Francesco Sani – UC Irvine

• 1/25 vs BYU (W 3-0): 10 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs
• Francesco was a member of the 2022 Men’s National Team and won bronze at the Pan American Cup.