IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata men's volleyball made a strong start in their first season in their new conference, the United East Conference (UEC).

The Mighty Macs went 6-11 (5-3 UEC). Despite a similar overall record to 2025, the Mighty Macs grabbed five wins in the UEC and set multiple program records during the season.

THE SCHEDULE

Immaculata opened the 2026 campaign against a strong Randolph-Macon team, who has been receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 20 poll throughout the year. The Mighty Macs earned their first win against Valley Forge. They would follow up that win a few weeks later against Gallaudet. The Mighty Macs went down 2-1 in the match, but they stormed back to take a five-set conference win.

In March, Immaculata saw a winning streak against Saint Elizabeth, Pratt, and Neumann. The Neumann match was a season highlight. The Knights let a 2-0 lead slip, allowing the Mighty Macs to win in another five-set thriller. A second victory over Valley Forge was extra insurance that Immaculata would have above a .500 record in conference play.

Even with a few losses to end the regular season, Immaculata was guaranteed a postseason spot. Gallaudet returned to Alumnae Hall for the UEC playoffs. However, the Bison avenged their regular season loss in four sets, ending Immaculata's season.

Josh Elliott's squad will look to improve in 2027 and once again be competitive in the UEC.

BOX SCORE ANALYSIS

Jordan Brown, Luke Dortenzo, Nate Bailey, and Noah Zunski started at least 15 matches this season. Out of the four who played in each of the 17 matches, Brown was the only one to start every match.

Team Leaders
Kills: Josh McGurl (126)
Assists: Luke Dortenzo (424)
Service aces: Luke Dortenzo (26)
Digs: J.P. Farrelly (132)
Solo blocks: Jordan Brown (11)
Assisted blocks: Nate Bailey (18)
Total blocks: Jordan Brown (25)

NEW ENTRIES FOR THE RECORD BOOK – SINGLE SEASON

• Josh McGurl has the second-highest hitting percentage in Immaculata men's volleyball history (.286), sitting behind Brandon Fox in 2024 (.328)
• Luke Dortenzo finished his rookie season with 424 assists. He puts himself in fourth in a single season. Before this season, Joe Martell had all top five spots. Martell's record is 552.
  • Dortenzo also tied Martell in single-season aces with 26, which is good for third.
• Jordan Brown is tied with teammate Christian Lee for single-season solo blocks (11). Lee did so in 2025.
  • Brown tallied 25 total blocks this season, which is fifth all-time
• Nate Bailey's 18 assisted blocks is a new record, previously set by Jack Debes and Lee (17 each).

McGurl and Dortenzo each set a single-match program record against Neumann: McGurl for kills (24) and Dortenzo for assists (52).