GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia men's volleyball team finished the second day of the Knight Challenge 1-1. In the first match of the day, the Knights swept a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team in Hunter College, 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-23). The final match saw Arcadia fall to Eastern Mennonite (EMU), 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 18-25, 14-25).

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM:

• Noah Shreiner - So. - MH - Messiah
• Jared Warner - So. - MH - Kean
• Ian Capp - So. - S/OH - Kean
• Paul Curaro - So. - OH - St. Joseph's (LI)
• Kyle Biggers - So. - MH - St. Joseph's (LI)
• Jason Manley - So. - OH - Arcadia
• Anthony Devantier - Fr. - S - Arcadia
• Logan Dickover - Sr. - S - Mt. St. Vincent
• Daniel Sales - Sr. - S - Wilkes
• Joseph Muir - Sr. - L - Hunter
• Christian Taylor - Jr. - S - EMU
• Dan Lutz - Sr. - MB - EMU
• Zach Goggin - Sr. - S - SUNY Poly

FOR THE RECORD:

• The Knights hold a 7-6 record on the season.
• Hunter sits at 2-3, while EMU is 11-3.

Arcadia 3, Hunter 0
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The first set was all squared up at eight, before the Knights would take an 11-3 run to extend the lead, 19-11. The Hawks tried to make a later run, however Arcadia finished on top, 25-18.
• The second set was back and forth the entire game until the Knights pulled away at the end to come out on top, 25-23.
• Much like the first two sets, the final game was close. The set saw 11 ties before the Scarlet and Grey finished the match on a 3-1 run, capped by a kill from sophomore Edwin Waters Jr. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Sophomore Jason Manley set the pace on offense, compiling eight kills and four service aces.
• Also contributing offensively were the sophomore duo of Austin Braas (seven kills) Robie Moctezuma (six kills). Freshman Quinn Baily also contributed six.
• Freshman setter Anthony Devantier compiled 28 assists and two service aces.

Eastern Mennonite 3, Arcadia 1
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Eastern Mennonite took an early lead; however, the Knights came back to tie the first set at 9-9. From that point on, the Royals buckled down to finish the set on top, 25-18.
• The second set belonged to the Knights. Despite push back from the Royals, Arcadia never trailed in the second set, as it finished on top, 25-20.
• The third game saw nine ties before Eastern Mennonite was able to pull away to finish the set, 25-18.
• The final set ended with the Royals on top, 25-14.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Waters Jr. led the Knights offensively with eight kills, followed by Moctezuma and Baily with six.
• Devantier finished with 25 assists and two service aces.

UP NEXT:

• Arcadia travels to Messiah on Wednesday for a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) matchup against the Falcons. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.