Box Score 

Albany, NY (Feb. 19, 2014) – The Sage Colleges' men's volleyball team hosted Purchase College on Wednesday night in a Skyline Conference match.

The Gators posted a 3-0 win (27-25, 25-20, 25-18) to collect the first career win for rookie head coach Jimmy Pompeo. Sage stands at 1-7 overall and 1-3 in the Skyline, while Purchase is now 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the league.

In the first set, Purchase jumped out to a21-14 lead before the Gators clawed their way back and tied the action at 24-24.

The Panthers were at set point up 24-21 before Sage rallied and took set one, 27-25.

Sage's senior captain Dylan Krowicki added 15 kills with a .278 attack percentage and had 12 digs for a double-double. Rookie Chris MacArthur added six kills with a dig and had a .357 attack percentage. Senior setter Matthew DeGeyter added 31 setting assists with three digs with a kill.

Purchase's Kevin Carges (FR/Brockport, NY) totaled 17 kills with a .314 hitting percentage in the action, while connecting for six digs. Kevon Kareem Bruce (SR/Hayes, Jamaica) added 13 kills with four digs and two block assists. Rookie setter Andrew Schwab (FR/Merrick, NY) contributed 16 setting assists with 10 digs, while Riley Damerell (FRRochester, NY) netted 11 setting assists and three digs.

-Sage Sports Information Contributed to this report