2019 Men's Volleyball Roster

1 Ryan Branigan

  • Class Year '19
  • Position Libero
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Massapequa, NY
  • Secondary School Kellenberg Memorial

Biography

Honors & Records
2nd all-time in matches with 10-plus digs (25)
3rd all-time in career digs (756)
4th all-time in digs-per-set average (1.80)
Owns single-match record for digs (28)

2019 Season
Appeared in 30 matches as a senior...Paced Elmira with 271 digs and 2.32 digs-per set...Ranked fourth in the UVC in digs-per-set...Tallied 13 matches with 10 or more digs...Added 43 assists...Registered 14 digs in a three-set win over John Jay (1/27)...Posted 16 digs in a 3-2 triumph over Eastern Mennonite (1/27)...Tallied 18 digs in a five-set victory over Augustana (IL) (2/23)...Set a single-match program record with 28 digs against Ramapo (3/2)...Added 13 digs in  3-2 win over Mount St. Joseph (3/8)...Tallied 16 digs against UVC rival Nazareth (3/20).

2018 Season
Played in 30 matches during his junior season…Ranked fourth on the team with 148 digs and a per-set average of 1.47…Added 45 assists…Recorded double-digit digs in four contests… Finished with a season-high 13 assists in a straight-sets win over Bard (2/11)…Tallied a season-high 18 digs in the in a win over D’Youville (3/3)…Posted 17 digs in the five-set victory against Medaille (3/3).

2017 Season
Appeared in all 32 matches during his sophomore season…Paced the team with 243 digs and sat second with 66 assists…Ranked third in the UVC in digs per set (2.17)…Recorded 13 digs in a 3-2 win over No. 11 Rutgers-Newark (1/20)...Posted a season-high two service aces in wins over Southern Vermont (2/10) and Baruch (3/18)…Recorded a career-best 21 digs in a five-set victory over Arcadia (2/25)… Tallied a career-best 40 assists and three blocks in a four-set match against Penn State Behrend (3/21).

2016 Season
Appeared in 29 of the Soaring Eagles’ 32 matches… Finished his rookie campaign with 94 digs, 11 assists and seven aces… The first-year libero posted a team-high and career-best 20 digs in a 3-2 victory over No. 15 Mount St. Joseph University (1/23)… Recorded a team-high 14 digs in a 3-1 win over Bard College (3/5)… Tallied a season-high-tying two aces in a 3-1 victory over Benedictine University at Mesa (2/19). 

Before Elmira
A four-year starting setter at Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale, New York...Finished his high school career with 1782 assists, 442 digs, 166 kills, and 151 aces...Named a three-time All-Conference award winner and was crowned the 2015 CHSAA MVP...Served as a captain of his team during his senior year and was voted as his team's MVP. 

Personal
Ryan is an Accounting major with a minor in Finance.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2016Freshman

    Libero
    6'0" 165 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2017Sophomore

    Libero
    6'0" 190 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2018Junior

    Libero
    6'0" 195 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019Senior

    Libero
    6'0" 195 lbs
    1