HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Trine University Men's Volleyball team earned two bounce back wins this afternoon over Rutgers-Newark and Eastern Mennonite University. Trine earned both wins via 3-0 sweeps. Kevin Boncaro registered 27 kills and Ryan McDonald added 44 assists. Trine hit .383 in the win over Rutgers-Newark and registered 8 blocks.
 
Trine took the first match over the Scarlet Raiders 25-18, 25-21, 25-21. Boncaro sent home 12 kills and hit .500 for the match, four Thunder added aces, and Trine blocked 8 Scarlet Raider attack attempts. A 5-1 run in the middle of set one gave Trine breathing room after leading just 13-11. Boncaro had five of his 12 kills to help score the win.
 
Trine erased a 6-4 deficit in set two behind two Boncaro kills and a block from Karl Both and Boncaro.  The Scarlet Raiders tied the set twice at 16 and 18 but were unable to take the lead. Kills from Boncaro and McDonald would put the set away for the Thunder.
 
The Thunder broke a 9-9 tie with an ace and a block as part of a 5-0 run, Trine took advantage of some Scarlet Raider errors to take a 24-16 lead. Rutgers-Newark rallied to a 24-21 deficit, but a service error gave Trine the victory.
 
Boncaro added 15 more kills in the second game and hit .371. Trine hit .414 and .393 in the first two sets as they swept the Royals 25-16, 25-13, 25-19. Trine led 9-8 in the first set, The Thunder used an 8-1 run backed by 2 kills from Boncaro and McDonald to pull away.
 
Nine kills from Boncaro helped Trine cruise by the Royals in set two.
 
The Thunder raced out to a 8-3 lead in set three and never let the hosts get close to take their second victory of the day.
 
Trine returns to action on Wednesday at Calvin with a 7:00 p.m. start time.