Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Sarah Lawrence College Athletics

The Official Athletics Website of Sarah Lawrence College
Alex Carroll
Tony Correa

Men's Volleyball

Men's Volleyball Concludes Skyline Schedule

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 | Box Score 4 No. 5 Kean vs. Purchase Box Score

BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—
Sarah Lawrence College men's volleyball concluded its inaugural Skyline season with five conference matches over three days. The Gryphons traveled to NJCU on Friday before hosting Purchase College and No. 5 Kean University on Saturday. SLC then went on the road for a tri-match at The Sage Colleges, featuring a rematch with Kean.

On Friday, Sarah Lawrence fell to NJCU (14-9, 6-4 Skyline), 3-0. Junior Cameron Martinez (Aledo, Texas/Aledo) recorded a season-high six kills in the match, leading all Gryphons. Sophomore Amit Sankaran (San Francisco, Calif./Mallya Aditi International) landed three kills and led the team with six digs. Setter Richie Warke (Vancouver, Canada/Rockridge Secondary) had seven assists in the match.

Saturday's match against Purchase (8-16, 3-9 Skyline) featured a team-high five kills by Sankaran. On defense, Martinez had three digs, while he and Sankaran split a pair of blocks. Warke reached 10 assists in the contest.

In Sarah Lawrence College's first-ever contest against a ranked NCAA Division III opponent, Sankaran had a team-best three kills against No. 5 Kean (26-3, 12-0 Skyline). Martinez also recorded a pair of kills, while sophomore Isaac Gamboa (Bakersfield, Calif./Stockdale) posted four digs.

On Sunday, Sage (9-14, 6-7 Skyline) swept the Gryphons, while Martinez again led the Gryphon offense, tallying five kills. Gamboa had three kills in the match, and Warke had 10 assists. Sankaran led the defense with six digs.

In the team's final Skyline match of 2015, SLC fell to Kean in straight sets. Martinez and Sankaran both led the Green and White on offense, while Gamboa had four digs on defense.

During the weekend, Martinez led the Gryphons with 30 kills overall, contributing 14 digs. Sankaran had 13 kills and team-highs with 16 digs and three blocks. Warke recorded 34 assists, while Gamboa had 14 digs.

Over the weekend, junior Alex Carroll (Boston, Mass./Homeschooled) had three kills, two blocks and an ace. Senior Derek Komar (Stormville, N.Y./John Jay) recorded two kills, two aces and five digs. Rookie Brendan McAlevy (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI Catholic) had his first career kill and added two digs. Sophomore Justin Heftel (Spokane, Wash./Saint George's School) rounded out the lineup with a kill and four digs.

Sarah Lawrence concludes the 2015 season at home on Thursday. The Gryphons host St. Joseph's College Brooklyn at 7 p.m.

Players Mentioned

Alex Carroll

#7 Alex Carroll

MB
6' 0"
Junior
Justin Heftel

#1 Justin Heftel

L
5' 7"
Sophomore
Derek Komar

#5 Derek Komar

RS / S
5' 11"
Senior
Cameron Martinez

#12 Cameron Martinez

OH
6' 1"
Junior
Amit Sankaran

#8 Amit Sankaran

MB
6' 4"
Sophomore
Brendan McAlevy

#10 Brendan McAlevy

OH / RS
6' 0"
First-year
Isaac Gamboa

#14 Isaac Gamboa

OH
6' 2"
Sophomore
Richard Warke

#4 Richard Warke

S
5' 11"
First-year

Players Mentioned

Alex Carroll

#7 Alex Carroll

6' 0"
Junior
MB
Justin Heftel

#1 Justin Heftel

5' 7"
Sophomore
L
Derek Komar

#5 Derek Komar

5' 11"
Senior
RS / S
Cameron Martinez

#12 Cameron Martinez

6' 1"
Junior
OH
Amit Sankaran

#8 Amit Sankaran

6' 4"
Sophomore
MB
Brendan McAlevy

#10 Brendan McAlevy

6' 0"
First-year
OH / RS
Isaac Gamboa

#14 Isaac Gamboa

6' 2"
Sophomore
OH
Richard Warke

#4 Richard Warke

5' 11"
First-year
S