OWINGS MILLS, Md. - The Arcadia men's volleyball team swept a pair of matches on Saturday at Stevenson. The Knights swept Wilkes 3-0 to open play, then defeated fourth-ranked Stevenson, 3-1.
 
Arcadia 3, Wilkes 0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-23)
Collin Nissley led the Knights with 10 kills in the win over the Colonels, while Jarod Pichler and Edwin Waters Jr. added nine and six respectively. Nissley also chipped in five aces from the service line as AU tied its season-high with 11 service aces.
 
Alvyn Abraham had 28 assists for the Scarlet & Grey while chipping in a team-best nine digs. Pichler added six digs, and Angelo Giuffrida and Amadeus Cannon each had a pair of blocks as well.
 
The Knights trailed 23-19 in the second set but closed the set on a 6-0 run to take a 2-0 lead. Nissley had a pair of aces during the key stretch and Pichler sealed it with a kill. Wilkes held a late lead in the third set as well (23-22), but a service error drew AU even. Pichler gave the Knights the lead with a kill, and an attack error by the Colonels gave the Knights the win.
 
Arcadia 3, #4 Stevenson 1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21)
Against the Mustangs, Jason Manley led the Knights 16 kills and 14 digs for a double-double. Dan Paraskevov and Austin Braas also totaled double digit kills with 11 each. Quinn Baily led AU defensively with 16 digs and Anthony Devantier also chipped in 13 and had 36 assists.
 
After falling in the first set 25-22, the Knights jumped out to a 7-3 lead in set two, and a block from Paraskevov capped the fast start. The Mustangs answered, going on a 7-3 run to even the frame at 10-10.
 
Later in the set, tied 14-14, Arcadia scored 10 of the next 12 points, to take a 24-16 lead. A kill from Braas capped the run, and the Knights took the set three points later.
 
Tied 15-15 midway through set three, Arcadia took a 17-15 lead after a kill from Baily. Arcadia then scored four of the next six points, to take a 21-17 lead. Stevenson answered, scoring five-straight points to take a 22-21 lead. Arcadia closed the set with three-straight points to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
In the fourth set, trailing 9-6, AU used a 5-1 run, which was capped with a Manley kill, to take a 11-10 lead. Later in the frame, after Stevenson took a 16-14 lead, AU rattled off seven-straight points, to take a 21-16 lead late in the set. The Mustangs got within three (22-19), but the Knights held off Stevenson for the 3-1 win.
 
Arcadia is back in action on Tuesday at Misericordia at 7 p.m.