JWU Providence Men's Volleyball

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.