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THE BASICS:
The No. 11 ranked Mount St. Joseph University men's volleyball team (16-6, 8-2 MCVL) racked up three sweeps this weekend including two crucial conference wins against Fontbonne University on Senior Night and Saturday morning against Greenville College.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Friday:
The Lions started slow against visiting Fontbonne (11-8, 3-7 MCVL) after a 30-minute delay due to a sprinkler malfunction. The Lions trailed 22-19 and 23-21 before a 4-point serving run by Chris Ales sparked the home team. The Lions would close out the set 27-25 on a Jake Neiheisel block.
The Lions held a 19-16 lead in set two before a Fontbonne rally. An Alex Vohland kill sealed the win 25-23. In set three the Lions committed 10 serving errors but won handily 25-21 thanks to three kills off the bench from Richie Planek.
Saturday:
MSJ once again struggled to get separation from a young but talented Greenville College team (10-11, 4-7 MCVL). Solid offense, including a .423 attacking percentage gave the Lions the 25-21 lead. MSJ found set two a little easier, winning 25-16 and eventually closed the match out 25-22.
The Lions had no trouble with Illinois Institute of Technology (0-18), winning 25-18, 25-10, 25-23.
STANDOUTS
Vohland crushed a match-high 14 kills against Fontbonne and Brett Cooper tossed in 11 more. Nathan Herdeman had 38 assists. Vohland, Siemer and Neiheisel each had 11 kills in the match. Vohland and Siemer kicked in 9 digs.
Freshman middle blocker Ben Holt led the Lions against IIT with 9 kills on 16 attempts for a .500 hitting percentage. He added 2 block assists. Herdeman had 32 assists in the match. Darien Bradley also had 9 kills in the match.
UP NEXT
The Lions travel to Wittenberg University for a MCVL match on Thursday at 7 p.m.
