ROCHESTER, N.Y. - It was an unusual double, that's for sure. It was a first, anyway.
The Bard College men's volleyball team played two top 10 teams back-to-back - #7 Nazareth and #1 Stevens - in a United Volleyball Conference tri-match hosted by Nazareth on Saturday.
Bard was swept by both teams, then Stevens beat Nazareth, 3-1.
Nazareth topped Bard 25-7, 25-16 and 25-15. The Golden Flyers (12-2, 1-1 UVC) hit .561 and produced 10 aces. Bard got seven kills from
Jesse Small, six kills from
Kai Bernier-Chen, 20 assists from
Joseph Stier and four digs from
Tyler Zowaski.
Stevens beat Bard 25-10, 25-5 and 25-10. The Ducks hit .508 and got 10 kills (.769) from senior David Evans (Penfield, NY).
Bernier-Chen and Stier had four kills apiece for Bard. Stier added six assists and Zowaski had five digs.
Up next for Bard is a non-league match on Tuesday night against Yeshiva in Annandale at 8 p.m. Follow it via Live Stats or Live Video.