Behrend Men's Volleyball Defeats SUNY Poly; Falls to Nichols in Five
The Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team defeated SUNY Poly 3-1 and fell to Nichols in five sets on day two of the Nazareth Tournament on Saturday.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
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25 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
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21 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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17 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
Team Stats
Nichols
| Game Statistics | Penn State Behrend | Nichols |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | 0.145 | 0.214 |
| Blocks | 11.5 | 11 |
| Digs | 41 | 59 |
| Aces | 6 | 5 |
SUNY Poly
| Game Statistics | SUNY Poly | Penn State Behrend |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | 0.109 | 0.32 |
| Blocks | 3 | 13 |
| Digs | 47 | 35 |
| Aces | 1 | 6 |
ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team defeated SUNY Poly 3-1 and fell to Nichols in five sets on day two of the Nazareth Tournament on Saturday.
Match One:
Score: Nichols 3, Penn State Behrend 2 (25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-8)
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-2), Nichols (3-3)
Key Moments:
* Behrend ousted Nichols in the second and fourth sets but fell short in the fifth
* Tied at 4-all in the fifth set, Nichols used an attack error by the Lions and back-to-back kills to teak the lead for good at 7-4
* Nichols went on small 3-0 spurt once again to win the set and the match
* Behrend tallied a match-best 13 kills in the fourth set, hitting .313 as a team
* Jack Wilcox and Joseph Sciscio had double-digit kills with 15 and career-high 12, respectively
* Sciscio went 12-for-14 with no errors for a career-best .857 attack percentage
* Luke Mumpower dished out 35 assists on 42 kills and added nine digs
* Wilcox also tallied six block assists, four digs and two aces
* Logan Unger paced Behrend with 12 digs
* The Lions registered 23 block assists in the match and took advantage of 19 service errors by Nichols
Match Two:
Score: Penn State Behrend 3, SUNY Poly 1 (25-17,22-25, 25-18, 25-13)
Records: Penn State Behrend (2-2), SUNY Poly (4-6)
Key Moments:
* With the match tied at 1-all, the Lions had 21 kills on 47 attempts with one error over the next two sets to defeat SUNY Poly
* The Lions only committed nine attack errors and forced 32 by SUNY Poly
* Wilcox led with 11 kills and eight block assists
* Cameron Schleicher added nine kills and eight digs
* Sciscio finished the day with 19 kills, collecting seven more and getting six blocks assists
* Mumpower handed out 24 assists and matched Schleicher with eight digs
* With a three-point lead in the fourth set, the Lions went on a 13-4 run to close out the match and record their second win of the season
Up Next:
* The Behrend Lions return to action Friday against Grove City. Match begins at 5 p.m.