Mason Briggs
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 17, 2023) – We have movement! Penn State and UCLA swap places for this week’s college roundup in the DI/II rankings. Meanwhile in the DIII section, newcomer Messiah enters the top five rankings for the first time this season. The college roundup showcases some of the key matches of the week while also highlighting athletes who are part of the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program.
(rankings source: AVCA.org)
The unbeaten streak was snapped by Penn State on March 10 in a 3-1 loss, but Hawaii was still able to rip off 16 wins before making a mark in the loss column. They now sit at 17-1 with a win over No. 3 UCLA on Saturday.
Match Leaders vs. UCLA:
Next Up: Will take on No. 4 Long Beach State for two games beginning this Friday
Went 2-1 in Hawaii for the Outrigger challenge, including a loss to No. 3 UCLA but also a win vs. No. 1 Hawaii. Pushed the overall record to 17-2 on the season with a win against Purdue Ft. Wayne to close out the trip
Match leaders vs. PFW:
Next up: Home to take on St. Francis on Saturday night
USA Volleyball National Team Development Program/PSU Players
Toby Ezeonu, who had five kills, one dig and one block vs. PFW, was a member of the 2022 Men’s National Team that earned bronze in the Pan American Cup.
Brett Wildman, who had four kills, three digs and one assist vs. PFW, was a member of the 2022 U.S. Men’s National Team, winning bronze at the Pan Am Cup and the Pan Am Cup Final Six.
Cole Bogner, who had 33 assists, five digs, one kill and one block vs. PFW, was a member of the 2021 Men’s Collegiate National Team.
19-2 record on the year, losing only the second game of the season to No. 1 Hawaii at the Outrigger Invitational
Match leaders vs. UH:
Next up: On the road to take on Stanford this weekend
USA Volleyball National Team Development Program/UCLA players
Andrew Rowan had 53 assists, two aces, two blocks vs. UH. Andrew was part of the 2022 U21 National Team that won gold at the Pan American Cup. Andrew was named MVP, Best Setter and Best Server on the U21 Team.
Ethan Champlin had 10 kills, six blocks, and two aces and vs. UH. Ethan was a member of the 2022 Men’s National Team that took home bronze at the Pan American Cup Final Six and the 2021 Men’s National Team that also earned bronze at the Pan American Cup.
Merrick McHenry had 11 kills, five blocks and one ace vs. UH. Merrick was on the 2022 Men’s National Team that took home bronze at the Pan American Cup and the Pan American Cup Final Six. He was also a member of the 2021 Men’s National Team that earned bronze at the Pan American Cup.
Alex Knight had seven digs and two kills vs. UH. Alex was a member of the 2021 Men’s U21 National training team and the 2020 Men’s Junior National Training Team.
11-2 on the season with most recent victories in two matches against UC Santa Barbara last week
Match Leaders vs. UCSB (Sat.):
Next up: LBSU will travel to face No. 1 Hawaii for two games, with the first beginning on Friday night
USA Volleyball National Team Development Program/LBSU Players
Mason Briggs, who had 13 digs and four assists vs. UCSB (Sat.), was part of the 2022 U.S. Men’s National Team and was on the roster for the FIVB World Championship, where the team finished sixth. He is currently No. 4 in the country in digs per set (2.66).
Clarke Godbold, eight blocks and eight kills vs. UCSB (Sat.), has twice been named to the U.S. Men’s U21 National Training Team and competed at the FIVB U19 World Championship in 2019. He is No. 3 in the country in blocks per set (1.234).
Shane Holdaway, who had five blocks vs. UCSB (Sat.), was on the 2021 Men’s Collegiate National Team and the 2021 Men’s National Team that earned bronze at the Pan American Cup.
Sitting at 19-1 on the season and still undefeated at home with a most recent victory against Princeton on Wednesday
Match leaders vs. PU:
Next up: GCU will see Princeton once again at home on Friday
USA Volleyball National Team Development Team Program/GCU players
Camden Gianni, who had 12 kills, four digs and three aces vs. PU, was on the 2021 Men’s Collegiate National Team and the 2021 Men’s National Team, where he earned a fifth-place finish in the NORCECA Continental Cup.
Rico Wardlow, who had four blocks, three kills and two digs vs. PU, was a member of the 2019 Boys Youth National Team that placed 15th at the FIVB U19 World Championship.
22-2 record after most recently defeating NYU 3-1 last Wednesday
Match leaders vs. NYU:
Next up: On the road to face Hood College on Friday
Now at 15-1 after defeating Elmira on March 4
Match leaders vs. EC:
Next up: Will take on Monroe at home on Friday night.
USA Volleyball National Team Development Program/Vassar Players
Vaughn Ramsey, who had eight kills, seven digs, and five blocks vs. Misericordia on 3/3, was a member of the 2020 Men’s Beach Collegiate National Team.
17-2 record after defeating Arcadia on March 4
Match leaders vs. AU:
Next up: Juniata will play UC Santa Cruz in California on Friday.
18-2 overall for the season with a win against New Paltz on March 9
Match leaders vs. SUNY NP:
Next up: Will face SUNY Potsdam on March 25
16-2 on the season and a new addition to the top five after a most recent 3-0 win over Kings College (Pa.)
Match leaders vs. KCPa:
Next up: Will travel to take on Widener on March 22
NTDP PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Kaleb was a member of the 2022 Men’s National Team and won bronze at the Pan American Cup.
3/15 vs. Ohio State (W 3-0): 12 kills, 6 digs, 1 block
Trent was on the 2022 Men’s U21 National Team.
3/11 vs. Ohio State (W 3-2): 11 kills, 7 digs
Heath was on the 2022 Men’s Beach Collegiate National Team and played in the 2022 FISU Beach World University Championships.
3/11 vs. Ohio State (W 3-2): 5 assists, 1 dig
Jacob was a member of the 2022 Men’s National Team and won bronze at the Pan American Cup.
3/15 vs. Ball State (L 3-0): 10 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks
Nyherowo was on the 2022 Men’s National Team and won bronze at the Pan American Cup.
3/15 vs. GCU (L 0-3): 6 kills, 1 ace, 1 block
Francesco was a member of the 2022 Men’s National Team and won bronze at the Pan American Cup.
3/11 vs. UCSD (W 3-0): 11 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces
Cole was a member of the 2022 Men’s Beach Collegiate National Team and played with the U.S. Men’s National Team in 2021, earning bronze at the Pan American Cup.
3/11 vs. UCSD (W 3-0): 4 blocks, 2 aces, 1 assist
Jaylen is a three-time member of the U.S. Men’s Collegiate National Team and was on the 2018 Men’s Junior National Team. Jaylen earned AVCA Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 26. Currently No. 2 in the country in kills per set (5.06).
3/15 vs. Harvard (W 3-0): 19 kills, 2 digs, 1 block