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2022 Men's Volleyball Roster

Geoff Schneider
Bob Blanchard

11 Robert Patzer

  • Position Opposite Hitter
  • Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 185
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Liverpool, N.Y.
  • High School Cicero-North Syracuse
  • Previous College Wells College
  • Club Team Club Syrv
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

2022 (GRADUATE STUDENT)
Appeared in 14 matches and played in 49 sets, helping Daemen finish with a new single-season record in wins (16) and finish as the runner-up in the Independent Volleyball Association (IVA) tournament finals... finished second on the team with 193 assists (3.94 per set) and sixth on the team with 88 kills (1.80 per set)... defensively, finished fifth on the team with 72 digs (1.47 per set) and 26 blocks (0.53 per set)... finished in double-figure assists in five of first six matches of season... recorded 40+ assists in consecutive contests against Sacred Heart on Jan. 22 (42) and Princeton on Jan. 23 (season-high 43)... recorded 10 or more kills in three matches, including season-high 20 kills along with 14 digs as part of lone double-double of season versus St. Francis Brooklyn on Jan. 29... also had 16 kills in 3-0 win versus Elmira on Feb. 15... finished in double-figure digs in back-to-back contests against Princeton on Jan. 23 (10) and St. Francis Brooklyn on Jan. 29 (14)... missed the final 12 matches of season due to injury... finished two-year Daemen career with 169 kills, 123 digs and 204 assists. 

2021 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 10 out of 10 matches and played in 34 sets during the Wildcats perfect 10-0 season ... offensively, he came second on the team with 81 total kills (2.38 kils per set) with a season-high 18 kills @ St. John Fisher on March 6th, he also registered 10 assists on the season ...  defensively, he was second on the team in digs with 51 total digs (1.50 digs per set) and 10 total blocks on the season. 

BEFORE DAEMEN 
Competed in three seasons at the NCAA Division III level for the Wells Express, helping them to a 58-25 overall record ... three-time All-North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) honoree ... totaled 879 kills, 509 digs and 137 blocks in 87 matches ... named the NEAC Rookie of the Year in 2018 ... led Wells to their first NEAC championship and first NCAA tournament berth in 2019 ... named MVP of the 2019 NEAC tournament ... named the NEAC Co-Player of the Year in 2020 when he averaged 3.33 kills per set, ranking 40th among the NCAA Division III leaders ... also named to the AVCA All-Region Team in 2020. 

Two-year varsity player for the Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars and coach Mike Lucia ... earned All-Central New York First Team honors as a senior ... also competed for Club Syrv. 

PERSONAL
Born Robert John Patzer on December 18, 1998 in Syracuse, N.Y. ... son of Carl & Karen Patzer ... has one brother, Carl, and one sister, Adrianna (she was a member of the Daemen women's volleyball team for two seasons, 2013-14) ... majoring in business administration ... hobbies include hiking and playing beach volleyball ... favorite TV show is It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia ... favorite movie is Joe Dirt ... chose to attend Daemen because "my sister attended here and I have only heard good things about it."

 
CAREER HIGHS
Stats # Opponent Date
Kills 20 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Jan. 29, 2022
Kill Attempts 34 @ St. John Fisher Mar. 6, 2021
Hitting % (10+ attempts) .846 @ D’Youville  Feb. 20, 2021
Assists 43 at Princeton Jan. 23, 2022
Service Aces 5 @ American International Jan. 21, 2022
Digs 14 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Jan. 29, 2022
Total Blocks 4 at Sacred Heart Jan. 22, 2022
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2021Senior

    Opposite Hitter
    6'6" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2022Graduate Student

    Opposite Hitter
    6'6" 185 lbs
    11