Panthers Men’s Volleyball Team Falls Flat Against Conference Team

The Old Westbury panthers played hard in their March 7th game against the Ramapo College Roadrunners but ultimately, that wasn’t enough. The Panthers lost this match 3-0, unable to pass the 20 point threshold in a single set. 

As the Panthers fall to 4-9 in the season and only have a few remaining games, their future is looking gloomy. With their playoff window closing quickly it doesn’t look likely that the Panthers will make it to the postseason but freshman Torrence Fredericks still has faith in his team. Fredericks who led his team in Kills (7) and Blocks (3) in the game against the Roadrunners still has high hopes for his team saying “If we win these next couple of games I think we can make the playoffs and we can go on a good run. All we can do is play hard and play our best”. The Panthers were unable to win a single set in this match. Players will have to reflect on themselves, as well as their teammates, to see how they can improve on all ends. Fredericks felt there were certain areas in which they fell short, stating they failed mainly in “Serve receive, I think we stepped it up after the second set. Also our defense could’ve been better [while] our offense was kinda okay”. Since Fredericks knows what to work on he’ll see if his team truly made improvements as the Panthers are set to face the Roadrunner again in a rematch on March 22nd. 

When asked what he feels he can exploit in the next game after witnessing the Roadrunners in this match, Fredericks stated,  “They make mistakes just like us and I think if we keep up with our defense [we’ll be fine]. I think honestly if we work on blocking it will make a big difference in our next game with them”. After losing in such a one-sided game, many eyes will be on the Panthers in their upcoming matches to see how much have they truly improved.