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Werle Leads Juniata, NJIT Upends George Mason
GOLDEN DOME VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC

NEWARK, NJ (February 25, 2007) - MVP Matt Werle (Meadville, PA/Meadville HS) posted 42 assists as he quarterbacked Juniata to a 3-0 win over host Rutgers-Newark in The Golden Dome Classic, and New Jersey Institute of Technology registered a 3-1 upset of George Mason Sunday as a winter storm arrived in the city.

Werle also had a match-high 10 digs, two aces, two solo blocks and three assisted blocks while providing the sets that the Golden Eagles (8-4, EIVA Tait 3-2) hit at a .376 clip. All-Classic outside hitter Matt Fritz (Churchill, MD/John Carroll) barely missed a double-double with a dozen kills, nine digs and four assisted blocks and senior opposite Nate Ocasio (Manchester, PA/Northeastern) also had 12 kills. All-Classic middle hitter Dan Powers (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township) notched eight kills on just 11 swings and added six assisted blocks in the EIVA Tait match.

The Scarlet Raiders (2-12, EIVA Tait 0-6) were paced by sophomore All-Classic pick Kenny Rienecker (Glendale, NY/Academy of American Studies) with 13 kills on .417 hitting. Freshman outside hitter Nate Stott (Clovis, CA/Clovis) added nine kills and senior outside hitter Eric Honsberger (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster Central) had eight kills and six assisted blocks for 11 points. Senior middle blocker Clinton Haugan (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) hit .667 with six kills and no errors on nine swings.

All-Classic outside hitter Leonardo Paludo (Balneario Camboriu, Brazil) hammered down 29 kills and posted 13 digs to lift NJIT to a 30-24, 24-30, 30-23, 30-25 upset of George Mason. All-Classic setter Rodrigo Correa (Balneario Camboriu, Brazil) bumped up 63 assists, fueling the Highlanders (9-2) to a .312 hitting performance. Sophomore outside hitter Amobi Armstrong (Corinth, Gross Islet, St. Lucia) also had a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs, while junior middle Greg Wagner (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaung Regional) hit .474 with 10 kills and just one error on 19 swings. Freshman outside hitter Charles Bell (Halwiwa, HI/Kahuku) posted 13 kills for the Highlanders.

All-Classic outside hitter Kyle Gramit (Naperville, IL/Naperville North) paced the Patriots (5-4) with 26 kills while junior outside hitter Mark Burik (Glendale, NY/St. Francis Prep) added 19 kills and eight digs.

ALL-CLASSIC TEAM
Kenny Rienecker, Rutgers-Newark
Matt Fritz, Juniata
Dan Powers, Juniata
Leonardo Paludo, NJIT
Rodrigo Correa, NJIT
Kyle Gramit, George Mason

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Matt Werle, Juniata



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2006-07 News Archives 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 Werle Leads Juniata, NJIT Upends George Mason GOLDEN DOME VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC NEWARK, NJ (February 25, 2007) - MVP Matt Werle (Meadville, PA/Meadville HS) posted 42 assists as he quarterbacked Juniata to a 3-0 win over host Rutgers-Newark in The Golden Dome Classic, and New Jersey Institute of Technology registered a 3-1 upset of George Mason Sunday as a winter storm arrived in the city. Werle also had a match-high 10 digs, two aces, two solo blocks and three assisted blocks while providing the sets that the Golden Eagles (8-4, EIVA Tait 3-2) hit at a .376 clip. All-Classic outside hitter Matt Fritz (Churchill, MD/John Carroll) barely missed a double-double with a dozen kills, nine digs and four assisted blocks and senior opposite Nate Ocasio (Manchester, PA/Northeastern) also had 12 kills. All-Classic middle hitter Dan Powers (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township) notched eight kills on just 11 swings and added six assisted blocks in the EIVA Tait match. The Scarlet Raiders (2-12, EIVA Tait 0-6) were paced by sophomore All-Classic pick Kenny Rienecker (Glendale, NY/Academy of American Studies) with 13 kills on .417 hitting. Freshman outside hitter Nate Stott (Clovis, CA/Clovis) added nine kills and senior outside hitter Eric Honsberger (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster Central) had eight kills and six assisted blocks for 11 points. Senior middle blocker Clinton Haugan (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) hit .667 with six kills and no errors on nine swings. All-Classic outside hitter Leonardo Paludo (Balneario Camboriu, Brazil) hammered down 29 kills and posted 13 digs to lift NJIT to a 30-24, 24-30, 30-23, 30-25 upset of George Mason. All-Classic setter Rodrigo Correa (Balneario Camboriu, Brazil) bumped up 63 assists, fueling the Highlanders (9-2) to a .312 hitting performance. Sophomore outside hitter Amobi Armstrong (Corinth, Gross Islet, St. Lucia) also had a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs, while junior middle Greg Wagner (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaung Regional) hit .474 with 10 kills and just one error on 19 swings. Freshman outside hitter Charles Bell (Halwiwa, HI/Kahuku) posted 13 kills for the Highlanders. All-Classic outside hitter Kyle Gramit (Naperville, IL/Naperville North) paced the Patriots (5-4) with 26 kills while junior outside hitter Mark Burik (Glendale, NY/St. Francis Prep) added 19 kills and eight digs. ALL-CLASSIC TEAM Kenny Rienecker, Rutgers-Newark Matt Fritz, Juniata Dan Powers, Juniata Leonardo Paludo, NJIT Rodrigo Correa, NJIT Kyle Gramit, George Mason Star Ledger \| NJ.com MVP Matt Werle, Juniata