MOUNT IDA TAKES NECVA LOSS TO JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

The Mount Ida College Men’s Volleyball team headed down to Providence, RI tonight to face Johnson & Wales University losing 3-1. The Mustangs fall to 3-12 on the year, 2-7 in the Northeast Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA), while the Wildcats better to 7-7 overall, 4-3 in league play.

The hosts took the first game by a score of 30-24. In the second game, Mt. Ida held a 28-22 advantage before the Wildcats rallied to tie the game at 28-28. The two teams then went back and forth until the Mustangs pulled away for the 32-20 win to tie the game at 1-1. JWU responded with a commanding 30-19 win in game three and took the 3-1 victory after a 30-23 win in game four.

Leading the way for Mt. Ida was Senior Tim Hughes (Holliston, MA/Holliston) with 34 kills and 16 digs while Junior Bryan McMenamin (Warminster, PA/William Tennant) added 34 set assists in the setback for the Mustangs.

Johnson & Wales junior Sean Lauro (West Roxbury, Mass.) registered a double-double with 17 kills and 15 digs while junior Kyle Phalen (Torrington, Conn.) added 14 kills for the Wildcats.

The Mustangs will travel to the Wentworth Institute of Technology this Thursday for a 7:00 p.m. start.