GLENSIDE, Pa. -- The Arcadia men's volleyball team set up a rematch with Stevenson for the MAC Championship with a 3-0 win over Misercordia on Wednesday.
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The top-seeded Knights picked up their 25th win of the season, dispatching the fourth-seeded Cougars 25-18, 25-18, 25-22. It was the Scarlet & Grey's third win over MU this season and they are now 5-0 in the all-time series.
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Stevenson, the tournament's number two seed, dispatched third-seeded Messiah 3-0 to advance to Saturday's final. Last season, the Mustangs knocked off AU 3-0 in last season's inaugural MAC title game. Arcadia and Stevenson split the regular season series 1-1. The Knights will host the championship game on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Jason Manley led the Knights with 11 kills and 10 digs for a double-double.
Quinn Baily added eight kills, three aces and a pair of blocks, while
Dan Paraskevov chipped in seven kills and four digs.
Anthony Devantier directed the offense and finished with 24 assists.
Robie Moctezuma had four blocks, and
Zayne George added eight digs.
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Baily opened the match with back-to-back service aces in the first set and the Knights opened up an early 6-2 lead in posting a wire-to-wire win for a 1-0 lead in the match. The Cougars managed to pull within 15-14 midway through, but a 5-1 run gave AU a 20-15 lead, and the Knights closed out the set with another 5-1 run.
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The second set was tied at 12-12 before the Knights asserted themselves. Another 5-1 run, capped by a Baily kill, gave the Knights a 17-13 lead and Arcadia cruised from there. In the third set it was yet another 5-1 run that turned a 14-14 deadlock into a 19-15 lead as the Knights clinched the semifinal win.
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