BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's volleyball team returns to action this week with a pair of matchups. Tonight, the Bengals will host Thiel College in Houston Gym at 7:00 pm. On Friday, the team will travel to #17 Hobart for a 6:00 pm matchup with the Statesmen.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals

• Buffalo State returns to action this week with a record of 8-8 on the year.
• Last time out, the Bengals won a pair of matches in a tri-match with Bard and Purchase to snap the team's four-game skid.
• The trio of Jake Woelfel (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca West), Gavin Wilczewski (Elma, NY/East Aurora), and Christopher Laboy (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Lafayette) have each tallied over 100 kills on the season to lead the Bengals offense.
• Jackson Stang (Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home) paces the team with 489 assists and 21 service aces.
• On the defensive side, Alex Nuez (Paterson, NJ/Eastside) leads the team with 117 digs while Kaden Strong (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca East) has compiled 46 total blocks.
• Buffalo State is also an impressive 5-2 at home in the early going.

 
Talking About Thiel

• Thiel makes the trip to Buffalo with a record of 8-8 (2-0 AMCC) on the year.
• Last time out, the Tomcats took down Adrian in five sets to win their third straight matchup.
• Zac Smith leads the squad with 223 kills on 202 digs.
• Josh Pugh has dished out 492 assists while Jake Dies has registered 60 total blocks.

 
Surveying The Statesmen

• #17 Hobart enters the week with a record of 11-5 (0-1 UVC) on the year.
• Last time out, the Statesmen fell in four sets to #10 Vassar College.
• Andrew Kim has been a staple of Hobart's offense tallying 267 kills and 23 service aces to lead the team.
• On defense, Gavin Meador has tallied 133 digs while Nate Magni has 33 total blocks.

 
The History

• Buffalo State will battle Thiel and Hobart for the first time.