POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.—First-years Daniel Sappia and Aiden Kemora posted their first career double-doubles, but No. 10 Vassar upended No. 16 Hobart 3-1 (21-25, 30-28, 25-19, 25-23) in United Volleyball Conference action this afternoon.
 
Sappia recorded a match and season-high 19 kills to go with a season-high 11 digs. Kemora logged 10 kills and a season-high 12 digs. Kemora hit a match high .391, while Sappia hit .308. Graduate student Andrew Kim added 18 kills. Sappia and Kim shared team-high honors with 21 points apiece. First-year setter Zack Ferren posted 45 assists, his second-highest performance of the season. He had 49 in last night's win at Bard. First-year Nate Magni contributed a match-high six blocks.
 
The Brewers' Jacob Kim notched a triple double on 17 kills, 16 assists and 10 digs. Payne Lounsbery added 12 kills, hitting a team-high .304. Setter AJ Erickson has a team-high 27 assists.
 
KEY STATS

• Hobart outhit Vassar .272 to .216.
• The Statesmen were done in by service errors. Hobart committed 20 to the Brewers 10.

 
FIRST SET

• The Statesmen used a 6-1 run in the middle of the first set to turn a one-point deficit into a 15-11 lead.
• Vassar rallied to tie the set at 19 and again at 20, before Hobart ripped off a 5-1 run to earn the first point.
• Andrew Kim had the hot hand in the stretch run, logging back-to-back-to-back kills followed by an ace for a 24-20 lead.

 
TURNING POINT

• The second set was hotly contested with neither side able to get more than a three-point cushion.
• Vassar led 23-22, but a Kemora kill and a Magni ace gave Hobart a chance to serve for the set and a 2-0 lead.
• Instead of a commanding lead, a Statesmen service error tied the set at 24. Hobart had another set point at 25-24, but again couldn't put down a winner.
• Vassar also had a pair of set points before succeeding on its third try to even the match at 1-1.
• The Brewers scored the first three points of the third set and never trailed to push Hobart to the brink.
• Vassar, which played in the national semifinals last season, didn't allow Hobart to take a lead in the fourth set to close out the match.
• The Statesmen put up a fight to the end, using a 6-1 run to whittle a 23-17 deficit down to 24-23, but Lounsbery iced the match with his final kill.

 
FOR THE RECORD

• Vassar improved to 15-3 overall, 4-0 in UVC play.
• Hobart slipped to 11-5, 0-1 in the UVC.

 
UP NEXT

• Hobart will return home to host No. 7 St. John Fisher at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28.