College of DuPage

Saturday matches
Court 1 (click here to view Court 1)
10 a.m. — No. 4 seed COD vs. No. 5 Ocean
Noon — No. 1 seed Finger Lakes vs. No. 4/5
2 p.m. — 3rd place match
4 p.m. — Championship

Court 2 (click here to view Court 2)
10 a.m. — No. 3 Bryant & Stratton vs. No. 6 Union
Noon — No. 2 seed Monroe vs. No. 3/6
2 p.m. — 5th place match


College of DuPage entered play as the No. 4 seed in the NJCAA Men's Volleyball Invitational, and after the opening day of play, the Chaparrals will take the fourth seed into Saturday's final play.
 
The Chaps defeated Union County 3-0 in their opener, dropped a 3-1 decision to top-seed Monroe College and were dealt a 3-1 loss to fellow Region 4 member Bryant & Stratton.
 
COD (7-10 overall) takes on fifth-seed Ocean County at 10 a.m. Saturday.
 
The tourney's title match will be played at 4 p.m.
 
"On the whole, I thought we showed some of our best volleyball of the season,'' head coach Tolis Kosinaris said. "We pushed Monroe and that took quite a bit out of us entering the final match of the day. Unforced errors cost us. We'll rebound tonight and get after it tomorrow.''
 
Chaps 3, Union 1 (25-23, 25-15, 25-16)

• The Chaps hit .283 (44 kills/16 errors/99 attacks) in their 3-set win
• Mike Fenley led in kills with 15 and hit .440 (15/4/25)
• Bo Parker had nine kills and hit .375
• Phurin Kosumpiinun led in assists (31)
• Fenley had six service aces with just four service errors
• Blake Huberty had three aces
• Defensively, Parker and John Valencia each had 11 digs

 
Monroe 3, Chaps 1 (22-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-21)

• The Chaps out-hit the Mustangs, .296 to .292
• A phenomenal .385 average in the opener gave COD a 1-0 lead
• Michael Lipowski and Phurin Kosumpiinun each had eight kills
• Mike Fenley and Bo Parker each had seven kills
• Kosumpiinun led in assists with 29
• The Chaps had just four service aces with 18 service errors
• John Valencia led in digs with 11

 
Bryant & Stratton 3, Chaps 1 (25-17, 13-25, 26-24, 25-16)

• Blake Huberty and Mike Fenley each had 11 kills
• Phurin Kosumpiinun led in aces (5) and assists (26)
• Michael Lipowski had three block assists
• John Valencia led in digs (14)