Men's Volleyball

EC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL HOSTS 1ST ANNUAL ALUMNI GAME

The #12 Saints welcome back 16 alumni for the first-ever alumni volleyball match

Michael 'Angus' Townsend (2010) participated in the first-annual Alumni VB Game

Michael 'Angus' Townsend (2010) participated in the first-annual Alumni VB Game

Jan. 21, 2012

Boston, Mass. - On January 20, the Emmanuel College men's volleyball team welcomed back 16 alumni of the program for the first-ever EC Alumni Volleyball game Friday evening at the Jean Yawkey Center gymnasium. The Saints, who were ranked #12 in the country in the 2012 American Volleyball Coaches Association Pre-Season Poll, were able to take care of business against some of their former teammates with a convincing 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-22) victory.

In the opening set, the squads traded points early on before the youngsters took control behind a strong service game from junior setter Nick Updike (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and freshman outside hitter Ashanti Jackson(Sacramento, Calif.), powering them to a 25-15 win.

The alumni were able to take an early lead in the second frame, going ahead 2-1 before the Saints rolled off nine consecutive points behind solid middle play from junior Zachary Caron (Hope, R.I.) and freshman Cameron Palmer(Damascus, Md.) en route to the 25-13 win to take the 2-0 lead in the match.

After two sets of shaking off the rust, the alumni were able to give the Saints their best effort in the third set and even held a late 21-20 lead in the frame before they fell to the current squad, 25-22.

The entire night was a huge success as the current players welcomed and greeted alumni with a team dinner in the Emmanuel dining hall followed by the match. After the contest, many of the alumni were able to head off campus to catch up and reminisce about their glory days with Saints Head Coach Adam Martel.

The Saints will kick off the 2012 season on Wednesday, February 1 when they host #2 Springfield College at 8:00 PM in the Jean Yawkey Center gymnasium.

A special thanks to all alumni that were able to participate in the event!

Pat Bemis, Class of 2006
Trevor Blanchet, Class of 2007
Warren Bowman, Class of 2005
Dan Campagna, Class of 2007
Jake DeLuise, Class of 2011
Brian Forsman, Class of 2005
Scott Holmes, Class of 2005
Pat Lawless, Class of 2006
Mike Mazur, Class of 2005
Sean O'Connor, Class of 2011
Tyson Rietz, Class of 2011
Matt Salvi, Class of 2011
Eric Snyder, Assistant Coach, 2011
Jim Sutherland, Class of 2011
Michael `Angus' Townsend, Class of 2010
Ricky Wong, Class of 2007
Chris Wright, Head Coach, 2006-10
Steve Yates, Class of 2006

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