WILKES-BARRE, Pa – The Drew University men's volleyball team split a tri-match at King's College on Saturday, topping Hood College 3-1 in its first match before falling in a tight 3-2 decision to King's to close out the day.
 
The Rangers (13-12) defeated Hood 25-18, 24-26, 25-21, 25-17. Then against King's, the Rangers rallied but lost by scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10 behind a school-record 50 assists from senior Omarf Ortega-Reyes.
 
Against Hood, junior Ephraim Smith turned in a tremendous performance, throwing down a career-high 20 kills – a mark that ties him for second in team history. He did not commit an error on 36 attempts to finish with a .556 attack percentage.
 
Junior Jacob Sledz added 10 kills, 10 digs, and six aces for the Rangers while Ortega-Reyes and junior Huriel Perez handed out 24 and 12 assists, respectively.
 
Ortega-Reyes went on to shatter Drew's single-match assists record, surpassing the previous mark of 44 set by Perez on March 25 of last season versus Eastern University.
 
Sledz and Smith each turned in big showings as well versus the Monarchs, who improved to 18-5 with the win. Sledz also posted eight digs and three aces.
 
Sophomore Andrew DuHaime added 14 kills and 13 digs against King's while junior Bryan Do tied his career-high with 19 digs. Sophomore Jason Barbosa contributed five blocks.
 
 The Rangers are back in action on Thursday, when they visit Widener University in a single match starting at 7 p.m.