2001-2002 Winter Athletic Roundup

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (6-10)

Brian Harvey, the team's libero, led the nation in digs for the second straight year for the men's volleyball team. Harvey made 240 digs in 66 games for an average of 3.64 digs per game. He finished far ahead of runner-up Adam Shrader of UCLA, who had 2.71 digs pre game.

Outside hitter Dustin Wood was the team's leading hitter with 273 kills for an average of 3.21 per game and also was tops in service aces with 32. Outside hitter Ryan Peters made 2.76 kills per game and outside Jon Stellefson 2.70 kills. Middle blocker Mike Collins was the team's most effective hitter with a .297 average, 162 for 316 with 68 errors. Middle blocker Jarrett Merkel was first in blocks with 85, including 24 solos, for an average of 1.10 per game.

Setter Chris James average 10.56 assists per game on 908 assists in 86 games. He also was effective at the net with 67 kills in 131 attempts and only 18 errors for a .374 hitting mark. The Warriors finished with a 7-17 record under second-year coach John Greenlee. The biggest win was a 3-0 home victory over Harvard, which had won the first meeting between the two teams, 3-0. Merkel made nine kills, hit .727 and had seven blocks in the match. The ESU team won one other EIVA match, 3-0 over LIU-Southampton, as Ty Zurn had 18 kills in 27 attempts with only three errors for a .556 hitting average.

Perhaps the most exciting match during the season was 3-2 away victory over New Paltz State. The Warriors rallied from a two-game deficit and fought off two match points in the third game before winning, 37-35, behind the play of Stellefson and Ryan Peters. James and Wood both made the All-Tournament team at the season-opening D'Youville Tournament. ESU finished second of four schools, beating host D'Youville and Johnson and Wales and losing to Findlay.

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