JWU Providence Men's Volleyball

08/07/2020

08/04/2020

4/5 for the Oppos! Let’s see who goes!


Jodie Holloway ’20 – East Hartford, CT

- 6’4 and touched 11’
- 2nd team All-GNAC in 2020 and 2019. 3rd team All-GNAC in 2018
- 7th all-time in career kills with 686 in three years.
- 5th all-time in career kills per set with 2.67.
- Finished his career with 405 digs, 129 blocks, and 52 aces in 257 sets played.
- 25 kills, 13 digs, and 2 blocks vs. Wentworth
- 24 kills, 4 blocks, and 6 digs vs. Geneva
- 22 kills vs. U.C. Santa Cruz
- 19 kills vs. Baruch
- 18 kills, 9 digs, and 3 blocks vs. Wentworth



Matt Jenkins 2013 / 2014 – Damascus, MD

- 6’4, touched 10’9, with tough line shot.
- 196 kills, 23 aces, 30 assists, 47 blocks and 126 digs in his career with JWU Providence.
- 6th all-time in sets played in a season with 117 in 2013.
- 14 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks vs. Lancaster Bible
- 13 kills, 9 digs vs. Albertus Magnus
- 12 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks vs. Sage
- 11 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks vs. Lasell
- 10 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks vs. Lasell
- 9 kills, 3 digs vs. Emmanuel

08/04/2020

4/5 for the big Middles! Here. We. Go.


Zach Turner ’20 – Coventry, RI

- 6’8 athletic scoring middle with high-level work ethic.
- 3rd team All-GNAC in 2018 and 2020.
- Current career stats are 330 kills, 60 aces, 81 digs, and 210 blocks.
- 210 blocks put him 8th all-time in career blocks.
- 0.83 career blocks per set has him 5th all-time.
- 7 aces and 0.01 away from being in the top 10 all-time in serving aces
and aces per set (even with missing an entire year).
- 1.04 blocks per set in 2020 has him 5th all-time.
- Hitting a .336 for his career.
- 11 kills, 3 aces, 6 digs and 5 blocks vs. Emerson
- 10 kills, 5 aces, and 4 blocks vs. Lasell
- 9 kills, 2 blocks vs. Elms
- 8 kills, 6 blocks vs. Emmanuel
- 5 kills, 7 blocks vs. Rivier
- 5 kills, 2 aces, 7 blocks vs. Emmanuel
- 4 kills, 6 blocks vs. Geneva



Donovan Kelley ’19 - Encinitas, CA

- 6’9 blocking middle with good volleyball IQ.
- Career stats of 408 kills, 45 aces, 127 digs, and 239 blocks.
- 3rd team All-GNAC in 2017 and 2019.
- 239 blocks has him 6th all-time.
- 0.80 has him 6th all-time in blocks per set.
- 9th all-time in blocks in a season with 85 in 2019.
- Hit a career .293.
- 6 kills, 8 blocks vs. St. John Fisher
- 10 kills, 7 blocks vs. Adrian
- 9 kills, 5 blocks vs. Lasell
- 7 kills, 4 blocks vs. Nazareth
- 6 kills, 4 blocks vs. Vassar
- 12 kills, 4 digs vs. Wentworth
- 10 kills, 6 blocks vs. Endicott
- 13 kills, 3 blocks vs. Emmanuel

08/03/2020

Well, the first tie is here! Run-off will be this Friday on Instagram only!

Also, 4/5 matchups for Middles and Opposites start tomorrow.

Semis almost here!

07/29/2020

4/5 match up for the setters! Who is going to the semis?

Endel Sanchez ’20 – East Hartford, CT

- 6’2 setter with solid fundamentals, good footwork, and smooth hands.
- In two seasons with the program amassed 489 assists, 19 aces, and 142 digs.
- 46 assists, 13 digs, 2 blocks vs. Lasell
- 35 assists, 11 digs, 2 blocks vs. Hunter
- 31 assists vs. Wentworth
- 25 assists, 10 digs, 3 blocks vs. Baruch



Robert Slough 10/11 – Buffalo, NY

- 6’4 lefty setter who was a monster blocker with a tough serve.
- In two years of work, amassed 480 assists, 45 aces, 121 digs, and 115 blocks
- 49 assists, 6 kills, 5 digs, and 6 blocks vs. Mount Ida.
- 33 assists and 5 digs vs. Lasell
- 33 assists and 5 blocks vs. Elms
- 25 assists, 6 kills, and 4 blocks vs. Hunter
- 26 assists and 4 blocks vs. Emmanuel

07/29/2020

4/5 match up for the outsides! Who’s going to the semis?

Ryan Kennedy ’16 – Barnstable, MA

- 6’2 and touched 10’10
- 3rd team All-GNAC in 2016.
- 796 kills in a four-year career (5th all time) regardless of shoulder injuries.
- Averaged 2.39 kills per set (7th all time)
- 335 sets played (7th all time)
- Finished career with 424 digs, 135 blocks, and 29 aces.
- 22 kills vs. SVT.
- 15 kills vs. Emmanuel.
- 14 kills vs. Emmanuel, Lasell, and Wentworth



Jodie Holloway ’20 – East Hartford, CT

- 6’4 and touched 11’
- 2nd team All-GNAC in 2020 and 2019. 3rd team All-GNAC in 2018
- 7th all-time in career kills with 686 in three years.
- 5th all-time in career kills per set with 2.67.
- Finished his career with 405 digs, 129 blocks, and 52 aces in 257 sets played.
- 25 kills, 13 digs, and 2 blocks vs. Wentworth
- 24 kills, 4 blocks, and 6 digs vs. Geneva
- 22 kills vs. U.C. Santa Cruz
- 19 kills vs. Baruch
- 18 kills, 9 digs, and 3 blocks vs. Wentworth

07/28/2020

Vote Totals are in and we have results... Plus our first final four is set!

07/22/2020

Fourth Round for the Libs...
Who is going to the semis?

Nick Bitetto ’19 – East Northport, NY

- 5’10 with 38 inch vertical. Touched 10’8.
- Career stats of 137 kills, 17 aces, 29 blocks, and 455 digs.
- As a Libero : 20 digs vs. Lasell. 14 digs vs. Emerson. 13 digs vs. St. John Fisher.
- As an Outside : 6 kills vs. Springfield, Baruch, and Endicott.
- Top serve receiver all three years of career (17, 18, and 19).



Paul Broduer 2019 / 2020 – Forestdale, RI

- 5’10 multi-faceted player with top-level work ethic and attitude.
- 132 digs averaging, 1.32 digs per set in shortened two year current career.
- 18 digs vs. UC Santa Cruz.
- 13 digs vs. Baruch.
- 12 digs vs. Wentworth.
- 10 digs vs. Endicott and Rivier.

07/22/2020

Round 3 for the Opposites!

Cameron Ponce ’19 – San Jose, CA

- 6’4 dynamic, all-around, volleyball player with high volleyball IQ.
- Selected to the All-GNAC team all four years of his career (first and only men’s volleyball player to do so).
- 2nd team All-GNAC and Rookie of the Year in 2016.
- 2nd team All-GNAC in 2017
- 1st team All-GNAC in 2018 and 2019
- All-time digs leader with 810.
- 4th all-time in assists with 2620.
- 2nd all-time in aces with 128.
- 5th all-time in assists per set with 6.75, and 4th all-time in aces per set with 0.33.
- 5th all-time in career blocks with 241.
- 4th all-time in sets played with 388.
- Finished with 520 kills for his career.
- Had a triple double against Rivier with 10 kills, 16 assists, and 11 digs in the match.
- Set his career high in assists with 59 on the last match of his career.

Ryan Kennedy ’16 – Barnstable, MA

- 6’2 and touched 10’10
- 3rd team All-GNAC in 2016.
- 796 kills in a four-year career (5th all time) regardless of shoulder injuries.
- Averaged 2.39 kills per set (7th all time)
- 335 sets played (7th all time)
- 22 kills vs. SVT.
- 15 kills vs. Emmanuel.
- 14 kills vs. Emmanuel, Lasell, and Wentworth
- Finished career with 135 blocks and 309 digs

07/20/2020

Another week in the books and another middle upset! Semi-finals are on the horizon...but first Opposites and Liberos...

07/14/2020

Continuing the third round bracket action of the day with the middles...

Dan Struebing ’14 – Coventry, RI

- 6’4 middle who had an uncanny knack of blocking with the ability to score.
- 2nd team All-GNAC in 2012.
- 3rd team All-GNAC in 2013.
- Named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
- Suffered massive shoulder injury altering his junior and senior seasons.
- All-Time leader in blocks in a season with 129 in 2012.
- 2nd and 3rd all-time in blocks per set in a season with 1.11 in 2013 and 1.10 in 2012
- 2nd all-time in blocks in a career with 309.
- All-time leader in blocks per set in a career with .99
- Finished his injury-plagued career with 513 kills, hitting a .221, and 1.40 kills per set.
- Monster Games include…
o 14 kills, 8 blocks vs. Albertus Magnus.
o 10 kills, 5 blocks vs. Stevenson
o 16 kills, 11 blocks vs. Elms
o 11 kills, 7 blocks vs. Emerson.
o 9 kills, 6 blocks vs. Sage
o 10 kills, 9 blocks vs. NJCU
o 5 kills, 8 blocks vs. Wentworth
o 15 kills, 6 blocks vs. Rivier.



Josh Pitzer ’20 – North Kingstown, RI

- 6’6 blue-collar middle with a work ethic that was unmatched.
- 3rd team All-GNAC in 2019 and 2020.
- Had half of his season cut short in 2020.
- Amassed 321 kills, hitting .393 for his career, and averaging 1.54 kills per set.
- 169 career blocks, along with 42 aces and 86 digs.
- 6th all-time in career blocks per set with 0.81.
- Monster Games include…
o 7 kills, 8 blocks vs. Geneva.
o 5 kills, 6 blocks vs. UC Santa Cruz.
o 8 kills, 7 blocks vs. Lasell.
o 5 kills, 6 blocks vs. Rivier.
o 10 kills, 5 blocks vs. Wentworth.

07/14/2020

Third Round bracket action for today feature the setters first...

JJ Bessette ’15 – Coventry, RI

- 6’0 setter with stellar ball control, knack for finding middles, and sharp wit.
- All-time leader in career assists with 3871.
- 2nd all-time in career assists per set with 9.54.
- 7th all-time in digs with 616.
- 3rd all-time in aces with 117.
- 9th all-time in aces per set with 0.28.
- All-time leader in sets played with 407.
- 2nd all-time assists in a season with 1106 in 2013.
- 5th all-time in assists per set in a season with 10.09 in 2014.
- 4th all-time in aces in a season with 48 in 2014.
- 4th all-time in aces per set with 0.49 in 2014.
- 2nd all-time in sets played in a season with 120 in 2013.
- Monster games include…
o 68 assists, 8 digs, 3 blocks vs. Sage.
o 53 assists, 8 digs vs. Lasell.
o 57 assists, 5 digs, 3 aces vs. Vassar.
o 32 assists, 9 digs, 3 aces, 2 blocks vs. Endicott.
o 46 assists, 7 digs, 2 blocks vs. Wentworth.
o 44 assists, 6 digs, 5 blocks vs. Rivier.



John Bosch 2012 – West Palm Beach, FL

- 6’1 setter who was physical, could block, and an excellent server.
- 386 assists, 3.86 assists per set, with 25 aces and 52 digs in his career with JWU.
- Monster Games include…
o 18 assists vs. Springfield.
o 42 assists, 3 digs, and a block vs. Emmanuel.
o 44 assists, 3 digs and 2 blocks vs. Emmanuel.
o 32 assists, 2 aces, and 6 blocks vs. York.
o 50 assists, 7 digs, and 2 blocks vs. Elms.
o 55 assists, 3 aces vs. Emerson.