Without precedent for program, the New Jersey City College men’s volleyball crew procured a triumph over New Jersey Athletic Gathering (NJAC) rival Rutgers-Newark in a series that started back in 2012. The Gothic Knights took on the Red Marauders out and about on Wednesday night, Feb. 21, and overturned them in four sets (25-18, 23-25, 28-26, 25-19), winning a high-stress third set and getting a vocation execution from fifth year co-chief center blocker Brandon DaSilva (Kearny, N.J./Kearny).
NJCU (3-7) got going the main by prevailing upon the initial four focuses Rutgers (6-6), preceding the Red Bandits returned to make it a 7-5 lead for the Green and Gold. Lead 9-6, the Gothic Knights went on a 8-1 race to go up by 10 at 17-7 — DaSilva had two blocks and green bean outside hitter Marcus Pardasie (Paramus, N.J./Cresskill) had two kills. The host group figured out how to move back to inside five at 22-18, yet three straight places — covered off by a block from Pardasie and DaSilva — gave NJCU the set at 25-18.
The second was tight, with the groups exchanging focuses until NJCU went on a 5-1 rush to go up 12-8, thanks to some extent to two kills and two blocks by DaSilva and two blocks for fifth year co-skipper inverse James Bajor (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne). Rutgers-Newark gradually chipped away, in any case, prior to taking a two-point, 18-16 lead. The Red Marauders kept a two-point advantage prior to winning, 25-23.
The third saw Rutgers lead 3-2 however at that point NJCU went on a 6-1 rush to take a 8-4 lead right off the bat, including two or three blocks for sophomore center blocker Amaru Perales (Harrison, N.J./Harrison). The Red Pillagers returned to tie it up at 16-16, yet the Gothic Knights replied with four of the following five focuses to go up 20-17. The principal set point accompanied NJCU driving 24-23, yet Rutgers took a 25-24 lead. The Green and Gold then tied it up at 25-25 preceding the host group to the 26-25 lead. A Perales kill and consecutive Rutgers mistakes gave NJCU the set, 28-26.
Driving by one heading into the fourth, the Gothic Knights exchanged with the Red Pillagers until they thought of themselves as down, 13-11. By then, NJCU turned it on with a 7-0 hurry to go up, 18-13, including three complete blocks from Perales. Rutgers slice it back to three at 20-17, however the Green and Gold finished off the coordinate with five of the last seven places, kindness of Bajor (a kill and a block), Pardasie (two kills) and DaSilva (a block and the game dominating kill).
Features:
- DaSilva drove all players with 19.0 places, including a match-and profession best 11 complete blocks. He added a group high-tying 11 kills without a solitary blunder on 15 swings (.733 hitting rate) to go with an expert and two digs.
- Bajor wrapped up with 10 kills, five digs, four blocks and a pro, while Pardasie — the three-time ruling NJAC Newbie of the Week — finished with 11 kills also to go with four digs and two blocks.
- Perales had a profession high seven all out blocks to go with seven kills and two mistakes on 11 swings (.455) and three digs.
- Sophomore setter Alex Casais (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne) doled out 36 helps and added a profession best six complete blocks and seven digs.
- Fifth-year co-chief libero Nico Figueroa (Jersey City, N.J./Region Prep) drove NJCU with eight digs on the evening.
Up Next:
Riding a two-match series of wins, the Gothic Knights at long last open home play for the 2024 mission on Tuesday night, Feb. 27, as #14-positioned New York College comes to the John J. Moore Sports and Wellness Center (JMAC) for a 7:00 p.m. first-serve. The two projects have not met starting around 2018.