Men’s Volleyball now stands at a 13-2 record for the 2025 season after a 3-1 triumph over Baruch College on Thursday, February 20.
The season began for the Ducks on Sunday, January 12, at St. Joseph’s-Long Island, where they swept the Eagles 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-21). They continued their uncontested win streak for the next four games against Nichols College, New Jersey City University, Kean University, and Rutgers-Newark.
The team continued onto the FrogJump Invitational in Kenosha, WI, on Friday, January 31, where they encountered their first challenge of the season against Carthage College. Winning the first two sets 26-24 and 25-21, the Firebirds fought for 25-22 and 25-15 victories over the Ducks in sets three and four. Pulling back in the 5th, they were able to outlast Carthage 15-2 for their sixth win of the season. The next day, the team took on Juniata College and Baldwin Wallace University, where they split with a respective 3-0 loss and a 3-2 win.
A 3-0 win against Hunter College on Tuesday, February 4, pulled the team back up to a 2-0 win streak before they fell to New York University (NYU) 1-3. This is Men’s Volleyball’s 15th loss against NYU, having won 23 of their matchups since 2003 and breaking their five-win streak over the Bobcats, held from February 23, 2022, to Valentine’s Day, 2024.
Since then, the team has managed another five straight victories over Hobart College, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Drew University, SUNY New Paltz, and most recently, Baruch College.
Their recent victory was their fourth consecutive game against the Bearcats, where the Ducks saw a two-set victory margin (finishing 3-1). The Bearcats took a rough 8-25 loss in the first set, lowered the margin in the second (21-25), and took the third 25-22. In the fourth, the teams traded points until two attack errors from Baruch put Stevens up 8-5. The Ducks used this lead to secure a 25-18 fourth-set victory. Notable players included sophomore Ryan Schmid who totaled 12 kills and four blocks, junior Phillip Bone with 11 kills, and graduate Carver Weirick with 9. Both Bone and Weirick managed an ace and two blocks.
Catch Men’s Volleyball next in Canavan Arena on Friday, February 28, for their next match as well as their first of the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom play. The team will take on Misericordia University at 7 p.m. and then Springfield College in a non-conference match on Saturday, March 1, at 6 p.m.
