Background:
Pat is a 6’5″ opposite hitter and middle blocker from Massapequa, NY. He went to Massapequa high school and is a senior majoring in Math Education.
SUNY-New Paltz is currently the #14 team in the country for NCAA men’s volleyball in the latest IH ranking on 4/2/23.
Accolades:
2022: Named First-Team AVCA All-America and First-Team AVCA All-Region… earned First-Team All-UVC honors… played in all 27 matches, totaled 100 sets with 25 starts… averaged the highest points per set at 3.26… led the team in kills with 244 from 426 total attempts, resulting in a hitting percentage of .451 … aided in six assists… had 43 serve aces ranked second highest on the team…. had a season high of 15 kills during a five-set match April 9 against St. Joe’s-LI and a three-set match on Feb. 26 against St. John Fisher.2021: Appeared in nine matches with 27 sets played and five starts… fifth on team in points with 47.5… finished third on team in service aces with six… registered 33 kills with 63 total attempts… tallied eight total attempts on three different occasions (April 1 at Elmira, April 3 at Nazareth, April 9 at Nazareth)… recorded season-high six kills April 5 at Vassar, and season-highs in points (8.5) and total attempts (10) April 11 at Vassar… earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner’s Academic Honor-Roll and named to the UVC All-Academic list.
2020: Played in two matches, totaling five sets… recorded 11 kills, averaging 2.2 kills per set with a hitting percentage of .529 and added three service aces… added one dig and three blocks defensively… best game came Feb. 26 against Bard College, registering a career-high 10 kills, three service aces and a .750 hitting percentage… earned a spot on the SUNYAC Commissioner’s Academic Honor-Roll.
Career Stats:
Q&A
We see you have been playing other positions than middle this season. How has that transition gone?
“Playing opposite is fantastic. I love the switch, I have always wanted to make the switch, I love being on the court for all 6 rotations.”
As a senior, what does life look like after graduation in regards to volleyball and your career goals?
“After I graduate, that will probably be it for my volleyball career. I plan on being a high school math teacher and taking over a volleyball program in the district I teach in.”
How is the Hawks season progressing compared to expectations?
“So, the season reality compared to expectations. I think we did not play up to the expectations of ourselves, coaches, other coaches and pretty much the whole country. There are times we look at each other and are like wow we are good why don’t we do this every game. Overall, we have been pretty pleased with our performance with the exception of losing to Messiah up 13-10 in the fifth, lost to Rutgers up 14-12 in the fifth, and of course the Arcadia loss.”
The UVC conference playoffs will be here soon. Which team do you think is the team to beat in the conference tournament and why?
“I believe the team to beat in the UVC is Vassar, but I know there isn’t one team in the UVC that feels good about playing us.”
Give us your picks for the NCAA D3 final 4!
“Picks for final 4: New Paltz, NCC, Springfield, Vassar”
What has been your favorite part of the NYU season thus far?
“Favorite part of the season has to be reverse sweeping Fisher in their home gym, especially because they beat us in the UVC finals last year.”
