ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Roberts Wesleyan University men's volleyball team pulled off a dramatic comeback to win its first East Coast Conference regular-season championship.
Trailing by two sets, the Redhawks rallied for the reverse sweep, defeating Saint Thomas Aquinas College by scores of 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 2-17 and 15-10.
"I told the guys after the first two sets that you need to show me what you've got," Roberts head coach Mike Dedee said. "That was a good chance for them to dig deep and put it all together. It was really just the guys settling down and believing in themselves.
"Once they settled in, they did a great job. I am proud of these guys and the job that they did today and what they have done all season."
Sophomore
Ryan DeJohn sparked the Redhawks (18-10, 5-1) ECC with 25 kills, 7 digs and 4 aces. Sophomore
Landon Brouwer had 41 assists and 10 digs and senior
Moises Jimenez added 16 digs.
Gavin Terp,
Jayce Moore and
Jordan Hoover all contributed six assists.
Roberts, which completed its third season of men's volleyball, will host the East Coast Conference semifinals and finals on April 24 and 25.
Top-seeded Roberts will host fourth-seeded American International College at 1 p.m. on Friday and second-seeded STAC will play No. 3 Dominican University at 4 p.m. The championship match is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday.
