HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Playing in its final regular-season matches before the MAC Championships, the Arcadia men's volleyball team dropped a pair of 3-0 matches to Juniata and No. 5 Stevens on Saturday.
 
Following a marathon, five-set match with Marymount on Friday night, the Knights lost to Juniata 25-16, 25-20, 26-24, then fell to the fifth-ranked Ducks 25-23, 25-18, 25-15.
 
Juniata 3, Arcadia 0
Jason Manley led the Knights with 11 kills and Austin Braas added nine while hitting .571. Jarod Pichler led the defense with 10 digs, and Zayne George added five. Anthony Devantier had 33 assists.
 
The Knights hit .168 as a team, improving each set after opening with a -.111 in the first. The Eagles countered at .233 as a team. Trailing 2-0 in the match, the Knights played from ahead much of the third set, leading 19-13 at one point.
 
Juniata closed to within 19-17, but Manley halted the run with a kill. Juniata scored the next four points, taking a 21-20. The Knights tied things at 21-21 and the teams traded points, knotting the score a 22-22, 23-23 and 24-24 before Juniata sealed the win.
 
No. 5 Stevens 3, Arcadia 0
Quinn Baily led AU with 10 kills, and Manley and Brass each chipped in six in the loss. Braas continued his efficitent play, hitting .750 for the match. Devantier had 28 assists and Baily chipped in eight digs. Robie Moctezuma had five blocks, including two solos.
 
In the first set, the Duck used a 7-1 run to turn a 17-12 deficit into a 19-18 lead. The Knights recovered and got a kill from Braas and two attack errors to pull in front 22-21 before a 4-1 run put Stevens up 1-0 in the match.
 
It was a 6-1 run for the Ducks midway through that gave the hosts a 15-12 lead that they wouldn't relinquish. Stevens took control of the third set in early going, racing out to a 12-2 lead and never looking back.
 
The Knights, winners of the MAC regular season championship, will open tournament play next Wednesday, hosting fourth-seeded Misericordia 7 p.m.