New Jersey City, NJ - The VJC Men's Volleyball team bounced back from a tough start to the season by sweeping their tri-match at New Jersey City University. The Mustangs were in convincing form, shutting out Brooklyn College 3-0 and overcoming New Jersey City University 3-2 in a five game thriller to improve their record to 2-3.

A balanced attack helped the VJC men (2-3) defeat Brooklyn College in the first match of the trimatch. Senior JR Jackson (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) led the attack with 14 kills and a hitting percentage of .571. Senior Alex Ness (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford) added 8 kills as the Mustangs controlled the net. Vital contributions from freshman John Hall (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air) who had 18 assists, and sophmore transfer Dan Phillips (Street, MD/Harford Tech) who added 7 kills were a vital part of the Mustang's first college win. The Mustangs service game was also in excellent shape, with sophomore David Lloyd (Germantown, MD/Seneca Valley) serving 4 aces. The Mustangs won 3-0 with game scores of 30-17, 30-21 and 30-19.

In the second match against a quick, tenacious New Jersey City University, hustle and defense paved the way to the second win of the day for the Mustangs in a five game thriller. The Mustangs tallied 60 digs with Steve Grossnickle (Perry Hall, MD/Calvert Hall) and Alex Ness leading the way with 11 and 15 respectively. Setter John Hall had 45 assists. JR Jackson was on fire again with 25 kills which was enabled by the excellent passing of Anthony Cammarata (Fallston, MD/Calvert Hall) and Ben Leatherman (Glen Arm, MD/Calvert Hall) as well as Ness, Jackson, Phillips and Grossnickle. It was a thoroughly convincing team effort.

The Mustangs are home against Lancastar Bible College on Wednesday 30th January at the Stevenson Gym for one of their few home matches.