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2025 Men's Volleyball Roster

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11 Dylan Knapp

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wethersfield, Conn.
  • High School Wethersfield

Biography

Honors And Awards
New England Volleyball Conference (NEVC) First Team (2025) 
New England Volleyball Conference (NEVC) First Team (2024) 
New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Second Team (2023) 
New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Second Team (2022) 
New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Rookie of the Year (2022) 

At Nichols
2025: Appeared in all 36 matches as a senior, making 34 starts...finished the season as the program's all-time leader in career hitting percentage (.356), while owning a .330 mark on the spring...led the team in total blocks (54), which was good for a single-season program record...totaled a stat line of 262 kills, 81 digs, 26 service aces and 22 assists...added seven blocks in the NEVC Championship win against Endicott (4/13)...scored double-figure kills in seven outings, including a career-best 16 in the NCAA Tournament against No. 3 ranked Stevens (4/18). 

2024: Started in 26-of-28 matches as a junior, playing in 94 total sets...finished with the third-best hitting percentage in NCAA Division III (.454)...totaled 201 kills (2.42 k/s), along with a team-high 56 blocks....also contributed 38 digs, 16 service aces and nine assists...recorded six double-figure kill performances...set a program record for single-season hitting percentage.

2023: Started in all 29 matches, playing 101 total sets...recorded 62 blocks with a 0.61 blocks per set average...logged 182 kills...set new career-high in kills (12) against No.14 Lasell (2/9)...recorded season-high eight blocks at Eastern Nazarene (3/17)...

2022: Played in 85 sets through 25 total matches...became the program's All-time leader in block assists (68)...closed rookie campaign ranked No. 2 in NECC for block assists (68)... recorded season-high eight blocks at Elms (1/30)... recorded season-high seven kills at Russell Sage (3/14) ... made his collegiate debut on January 30th, 2022 against Colby-Sawyer (1/30). 

Prior To Nichols
Graduated from Wethersfield High School...All-State selection ... All-Conference selection.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2022Freshman

    OH
    6'3" 200 lbs
    11
  • 19

    2023Sophomore

    MB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    19
  • 11

    2024Junior

    MB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2025Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3" 215 lbs
    11