After dropping the first set to Brockport, Spencerport rebounded to win the next three to celebrate the final home match of the regular volleyball season for seven seniors.
The Rangers led the first set by as many as six points, but the Blue Devils hung around on aces from junior Troy Leibert and a block from sophomore Nick Johnson and took advantage of several service and hitting errors and eventually won 28-26.
With the second set tied 19-19 with neither team leading by more than two points, the Rangers’ Sam Lane registered a kill for a 21-20 before senior Kiernan Crowley finished a 25-23 win with a kill.
Tied 12-12 in the third set, Spencerport got back-to-back kills from senior Erik Jackson bookended by kills from Crowley and Henry Lane to jump out to a 16-13 advantage. Brockport twice closed to within one point of the lead, but Crowley and Sam Lane combined on a block and Lane added the set winning kill in a 25-19 win.
The fourth and deciding was again a close affair that was tied on six separate occasions late in the match including at 23-23, but Jackson and Alex Caton finished the match off with consecutive kills in a 25-23 victory.
The Rangers had three players in double-figures in kills led by Jackson’s 19 kills, Crowley’s 13 kills and Sam Lane adding ten. Crowley led the Rangers with five blocks while senior Colton VanBrederode dished out 41 assists and senior Lucas Krolczyk added nine digs. Other seniors for the Rangers were Nathan Hueber, Joe Vaccarella and Dylan Waring.
Brockport was paced by junior Collin Cantrell’s 14 kills and six digs, Johnson’s 12 kills with four blocks and senior Adam VerSteeg’s 28 assists. Other Blue Devils’ seniors honored prior to the match were Joshua Greenman, Tyler Molyneux and Braedon Pryor.
