BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's volleyball team returns to action this weekend as they travel down the I-90 to Rochester to compete in the Nazareth Invite. On Friday, the Bengals will battle Manhattanville College at 5:00 pm and then take on Potsdam on Saturday at 1:00 pm and host #10 Nazareth at 5:00 pm.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals

• The Bengals have opened their season with a record of 5-3.
• Last time out, Buffalo State earned a three-set sweep over Hilbert College Tuesday night.
• Jake Woelfel (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca West_ leads the Bengals with 101 kills on the year and is averaging nearly four kills per set.
• Kaden Strong (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca East) paces Buffalo State with 23.0 blocks while Jackson Stang (Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home) has 274 assists on the young season.
• Alex Nuez (Patterson, NJ/Eastside) leads the Bengals on defense with 65 digs.

 
Monitoring Manhattanville

• The Valiants hold a record of 2-5 (0-1 Skyline) on the season.
• Last time out, Manhattanville earned the win in four sets against Elms College.
• Wilton Martinez leads the Valiants with 67 kills on the season.
• Pedro Barros Machado has dished out 129 assists while Emil Morban Medrano has 47 digs.

 
Pondering Potsdam

• Potsdam enters the weekend with a record of 3-7 (0-1 NEVC) on the year.
• Last time out, the Bears fell in three sets against UC Santa Cruz at the first ever Bengal Invite.
• Matt Kilinski has 91 kills and 11 service aces on the year to lead the Bears.
• Alex Lombardo has 121 assists while Tom Shemik has 52 digs.

 
Notes On Nazareth

• Host #10 Nazareth holds an undefeated record of 7-0 (0-0 UVC) on the year.
• Last time out, the Golden Flyers swept Drew University in three sets.
• Owen Wickens leads the team with 107 kills and 43 service aces.
• On defense, Josh Weaver has 46 digs while Nathan DeJoy leads the team with 21.0 blocks.

 
The History

• Buffalo State is 1-0 against Potsdam after taking the win in four sets last weekend.
• The Bengals will face-off with Manhattanville and Nazareth for the first time.