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January 23, 2010

Saint Francis Escapes Rutgers-Newark Upset Bid In Golden Dome Classic & Tournament Team

Saint Francis Escapes Rutgers-Newark Upset Bid In Golden Dome Classic and Tournament Team

Lewis 3, NJIT 0
Saint Francis 3, Rutgers-Newark 2

NEWARK, NJ - No. 15 Saint Francis edged host Rutgers-Newark, 3-2, in the final match of The Golden Dome Classic behind 20 kills and five aces by senior outside hitter Jordan Varee (Conneautville, PA/Conneaut Valley HS). Set scores were 28-30, 23-30, 30-25, 30-21, 15-13.

Classic MVP Nathan Klaas (Orland Park, IL/Sandburg) hit .667 with seven kills and one error on seven swings while playing only in the opening set of a 3-0 Lewis win over NJIT. Set scores were 30-19, 30-22, 30-23) for the No. 14 ranked Flyers who got 10 kills and an ace from freshman opposite Ian Karbiener (Orlando, FL/Olympia) in just two sets as Lewis (3-0) used all 16 of its players. Senior setter Mike Iandolo (Orlando, FL/Long Beach State), who notched 29 assists in two sets, joined Klaas on the all-classic team.

Rutgers-Newark (0-2), which stretched a ranked opponent to five sets for the second consecutive night in the classic, placed senior middle hitter Jon Keller (Reading, PA/Exeter Township) and junior setter Liran Shapiro (Tel Aviv, Israel) on the all-tournament squad. Keller and junior opposite Dane Mulligan (San Juan Capistrano, CA/San Clemente) tallied 16 points apiece to lead the Raiders. Keller had 14 kills, two aces and seven digs while Mulligan posted 15 kills and an ace. Shapiro piled up 51 assists while dumping in six kills with no errors on seven attacks.

Saint Francis (5-1) got 17 kills and an ace from senior outside hitter Nick Rivett (Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel) who was also an all-classic selection. Sophomore setter Ryan Williams (Pittsburgh, PA/Montour) collected 56 assists for the Red Flash while senior outside hitter Alex Fortney (York, PA/Central York) chipped in 15 kills.

Making the all-classic squad from NJIT (0-4) was freshman outside hitter Christian Puszies (Hamburg, Germany) who hammered down 11 kills and added an assisted block for the Highlanders. Senior outside hitter Charles Bell (Haleiwa, HI/Kahuku) totaled 10.5 points with seven kills, an ace, a solo block and three assisted blocks.

2010 GOLDEN DOME ALL-CLASSIC TEAM
MVP: Nathan Klaas (Lewis); Mike Iandolo (Lewis); Jordan Varee (Saint Francis); Nick Rivett (Saint Francis); Jon Keller (Rutgers-Newark); Liran Shapiro (Rutgers-Newark); Christian Puszies (NJIT).



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Conference News 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 \| 2009-10 \| 2010-11 \| 2011-12 January 23, 2010 Saint Francis Escapes Rutgers-Newark Upset Bid In Golden Dome Classic & Tournament Team Saint Francis Escapes Rutgers-Newark Upset Bid In Golden Dome Classic and Tournament Team Lewis 3, NJIT 0 Saint Francis 3, Rutgers-Newark 2 NEWARK, NJ - No. 15 Saint Francis edged host Rutgers-Newark, 3-2, in the final match of The Golden Dome Classic behind 20 kills and five aces by senior outside hitter Jordan Varee (Conneautville, PA/Conneaut Valley HS). Set scores were 28-30, 23-30, 30-25, 30-21, 15-13. Classic MVP Nathan Klaas (Orland Park, IL/Sandburg) hit .667 with seven kills and one error on seven swings while playing only in the opening set of a 3-0 Lewis win over NJIT. Set scores were 30-19, 30-22, 30-23) for the No. 14 ranked Flyers who got 10 kills and an ace from freshman opposite Ian Karbiener (Orlando, FL/Olympia) in just two sets as Lewis (3-0) used all 16 of its players. Senior setter Mike Iandolo (Orlando, FL/Long Beach State), who notched 29 assists in two sets, joined Klaas on the all-classic team. Rutgers-Newark (0-2), which stretched a ranked opponent to five sets for the second consecutive night in the classic, placed senior middle hitter Jon Keller (Reading, PA/Exeter Township) and junior setter Liran Shapiro (Tel Aviv, Israel) on the all-tournament squad. Keller and junior opposite Dane Mulligan (San Juan Capistrano, CA/San Clemente) tallied 16 points apiece to lead the Raiders. Keller had 14 kills, two aces and seven digs while Mulligan posted 15 kills and an ace. Shapiro piled up 51 assists while dumping in six kills with no errors on seven attacks. Saint Francis (5-1) got 17 kills and an ace from senior outside hitter Nick Rivett (Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel) who was also an all-classic selection. Sophomore setter Ryan Williams (Pittsburgh, PA/Montour) collected 56 assists for the Red Flash while senior outside hitter Alex Fortney (York, PA/Central York) chipped in 15 kills. Making the all-classic squad from NJIT (0-4) was freshman outside hitter Christian Puszies (Hamburg, Germany) who hammered down 11 kills and added an assisted block for the Highlanders. Senior outside hitter Charles Bell (Haleiwa, HI/Kahuku) totaled 10.5 points with seven kills, an ace, a solo block and three assisted blocks. 2010 GOLDEN DOME ALL-CLASSIC TEAM MVP: Nathan Klaas (Lewis); Mike Iandolo (Lewis); Jordan Varee (Saint Francis); Nick Rivett (Saint Francis); Jon Keller (Rutgers-Newark); Liran Shapiro (Rutgers-Newark); Christian Puszies (NJIT).