MOUNT IDA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL DROPS OPENING BID IN SATURDAY TRI-MATCH TO NEWBURY 3-0

The Mount Ida College men's volleyball team dropped their third consecutive North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) loss in the opening match of Saturday's NECVA tri-match against visiting Newbury College falling 3-0 by scores on 30-20, 30-13, and 30-18.  The Mustangs fall to 4-8 overall and remain at 2-5 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).  The Nighthawks improve to 14-3.        

The Mustangs came out with a lot of confidence in game one taking a commanding 8-3 lead over the Nighthawks after a freshman Ross Florexil (Lake Worth, FL/Lake Worth) kill.  Mount Ida held a small advantage for the next couple of points while the visitors chipped away slowly and eventually tied the score at 14-14 after a Nighthawks kill by junior James Beck (Havre De Grace, MD/Havre De Grace).  The score continued to knot for the next few sets until Newbury pulled away by three points up 20-17 after a net violation by Mount Ida.  From there, Newbury reeled off a10-3 run to capture the 30-20 game one win up 1-0 in the match. 

Game two was a whole different story with the Nighthawks jumping out to a huge 7-1 advantage after a hitting error.  Newbury continued to pound the offense going ahead 20-9 after a 13-8 run.  The Mustangs were behind by too many points to mount a comeback only mustering four more points in the set.  Newbury ultimately cruised to an easy 30-13 game two victory leading 2-0 in the match.

The Mustangs led for the opening of game three up 5-4 after a Newbury error.  The Nighthawks turned up the heat and went ahead 10-7 after a service ace by Nighthawk senior Mark Thomas (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug Regional).  It was all but over from there while the visitors went on a tear score in bunches with no answer from Mount Ida.  The Nighthawks eventually cruised to a 30-18 game three win capturing the 3-0 match win.

- Game story submitted by Gregory Antonelli, Director of Sports Information - Mount Ida College

- Game photo provided by Samantha Yanofsky