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Lincoln Grisso
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Curry CC 8-9,0-2 NEVC
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Winner Bard BRD 8-9,1-1 NEVC
Curry CC
8-9,0-2 NEVC
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Final
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Bard BRD
8-9,1-1 NEVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Curry CC 23 22 25 25 11 (2)
Bard BRD 25 25 18 20 15 (3)
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Gallaudet Gal 3-11,0-0 United East
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Winner Bard BRD 9-9,1-1 NEVC
Gallaudet Gal
3-11,0-0 United East
0
Final
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Bard BRD
9-9,1-1 NEVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Gallaudet Gal 16 21 17 (0)
Bard BRD 25 25 25 (3)

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Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Noah Poll, assistant sports information director

RECAP: Men’s Volleyball Takes Down Curry and Gallaudet in Pride Day Tri-Match

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Gallery: (2-28-2026) Men's Volleyball vs Curry/Gallaudet

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Bard College men's volleyball team hosted the Curry Colonels and the Gallaudet Bison on Saturday. It was Pride Day as well as the NEVC home opener for the Raptors. Bard defeated Curry 3-2 and Gallaudet 3-0.

Ansel Waisler had two double-doubles and racked up 30 kills, 25 digs, five blocks, two assists, and two aces. Pearse Esposito totalled 40 assists, 20 digs, 10 kills, five aces, and three blocks. His 14 digs in the Curry match was a career-high. Sidney Stein managed 24 kills, 16 digs, six assists, six blocks, and two aces. All six assists came in the Curry match, which was a career-high.

Lincoln Grisso posted 11 blocks, nine kills, five digs, four aces, and an assist. His seven blocks against Curry marked a new career-high. Damiel Batista contributed two kills in the second match. Zach Butler hit six kills, four blocks and dug up one attack.

Gideon Jacob was a reserve and had a dig. Georgi Chikolov played hard with 29 assists, nine digs, and three aces. Moises Arteaga tallied seven digs against Gallaudet in his first match of the season. Amadeo Pinto also had seven digs and added an assist.

Bard hosts Kean on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Bard 3, Curry 2

The Raptors took the first set on the back of an 11-7 start. Curry threatened, leading at 21-20 after a 14-9 surge. However, Bard won five of the last seven points in a clutch performance. In the second set, Bard started out with a four-point advantage, aided by back-to-back aces from Esposito to begin the frame. Curry tied it four times at 5-5, 11-11, 12-12, and 15-15 before getting over the hump momentarily at 16-15. The Raptors gritted it out from there, winning 10 of the final 16 points. Bard hit above .240 in each of the first two sets.

The Colonels did not give up, and they won the third set after a 16-7 start. Bard rallied to get within four at 20-16, but Curry forced a fourth set. In the fourth, Bard had a 4-2 lead when Curry went on a 12-5 run to take a five-point lead at 14-9. The Raptors took three straight points, bookended by kills from Waisler, but Curry won the final 19 points 11-8 to bring the match into a decider.

The fifth set was heavily contested early on, with neither team leading by more than two up until 7-6 Bard. The Raptors created some separation with three straight points, two of which coming from Stein's back-to-back aces to make 10-6. The next seven points were all won on return, until Curry broke the streak to make it 11-13. The final two points went to the Raptors, allowing them to escape with their first conference win of the season.

Bard 3, Gallaudet 0

The Raptors got ahead 7-1 in the first set to force a Gallaudet timeout. The ride had some turbulence, as the Bison got within three at 10-7. However, Bard bounced back and went on a 15-9 run to take the opener. Stein was impressive with five kills in the set. Overall, Bard hit .407 with 13 kills and just two errors.

In the second set, Bard attempted to come from behind after Gallaudet went ahead 14-11. The Raptors had an 11-7 run to go ahead by one at 22-21. After a Bison timeout, Stein hit back-to-back kills and finished the set with a block along with Butler. 

A strong start from the Raptors allowed them to take a 9-4 lead. Four straight points from Gallaudet made it a one-point game at 9-8. At 13-12, Bard took eight of the next nine points to take a dominant 21-13 lead. The Raptors held off the Bison to complete the sweep. 
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Players Mentioned

Moises Arteaga

#21 Moises Arteaga

L
5' 10"
Senior
Georgi Chikolov

#7 Georgi Chikolov

S
5' 11"
Senior
Pearse Esposito

#16 Pearse Esposito

S/OPP
6' 1"
Sophomore
Lincoln Grisso

#8 Lincoln Grisso

MB
6' 3"
Junior
Gideon Jacob

#11 Gideon Jacob

S
5' 6"
Sophomore
Sidney Stein

#10 Sidney Stein

OH
6' 2"
Sophomore
Ansel Waisler

#2 Ansel Waisler

OH
6' 4"
Sophomore
Damiel Batista

#1 Damiel Batista

OH/OPP
5' 10"
First Year
Zach Butler

#22 Zach Butler

MB
6' 3"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Moises Arteaga

#21 Moises Arteaga

5' 10"
Senior
L
Georgi Chikolov

#7 Georgi Chikolov

5' 11"
Senior
S
Pearse Esposito

#16 Pearse Esposito

6' 1"
Sophomore
S/OPP
Lincoln Grisso

#8 Lincoln Grisso

6' 3"
Junior
MB
Gideon Jacob

#11 Gideon Jacob

5' 6"
Sophomore
S
Sidney Stein

#10 Sidney Stein

6' 2"
Sophomore
OH
Ansel Waisler

#2 Ansel Waisler

6' 4"
Sophomore
OH
Damiel Batista

#1 Damiel Batista

5' 10"
First Year
OH/OPP
Zach Butler

#22 Zach Butler

6' 3"
First Year
MB