Newbury match | Hunter match
Cumulative stats
HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Nazareth's injury-plagued men's volleyball team dropped two more matches Sunday at the Stevens Invitational and the seventh-ranked Golden Flyers returned home with a startling 0-4 record.

Sophomore Billy Gimello and junior Hans Schroeder, both outside hitters, each sat out Sunday's match agtainst Hunter with ankle injuries. Gimello aggravated a pre-season injury, while Schroeder was injured in the Golden Flyers' three-set loss to Newbury in a match that took two days to complete. In addition, senior outside hitter Brian Bunch suffered a shoulder injury in last Tuesday's match at Medaille and did not accompany the team to Stevens.

"We're in a tough spot right now," said Nazareth Coach Cal Wickens. "Hopefully in another week or so we'll get these guys back."

Nazareth dropped a four-set match to Stevens Saturday, then fell behind against Newbury when the match was suspended due to a protest. Upon completion Sunday morning, Nazareth lost in three games 30-27, 30-28, 30-28. Nazareth then followed that up with a three-set loss to Hunter 31-29, 30-19, 32-30 to drop to 0-4 for the first time in its six-year history.

Gimello and junior middle Will Siwy each had nine kills against Newbury, while junior Ellis Walsh had seven. Senior setter Kevin Kirchhoff had 29 assists and freshman defensive specialist Dan Mowery had 14 digs.

Mowery also had 10 digs in the Hunter match and sophomore Dan Miranda posted a team-best 10 kills. Freshmen EJ Wells-Spicer and Connor Ecklund combined for 31 assists.

Nazareth seeks its first victory of the season Wednesday at home against D'Youville at 7 p.m. in a NECVA Western Conference match.