UNION, NJ - The Arcadia University men's volleyball team picked up a key road victory at Kean University, 3-0, on Tuesday night.
Dan Paraskevov tallied a team-high 12 kills, while
Anthony Devantier had a team-high 33 assists. On the defensive side,
Robie Moctezuma collected a game-high six blocks, while
Quinn Baily, Devantier and Paraskevov had eight digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kean put together a 5-2 run midway through the first set to jump out to an 18-15 lead. Following an Arcadia timeout, the Knights answered with three-straight points to tie the game.
Angelo Giuffrida capped off a 3-0 run with a service ace to put the Knights ahead, 22-21. Arcadia went on to claim victory with consecutive kills from
Jarod Pichler and
Austin Braas, 29-27.
- The Knights carried momentum into the second set with a 9-3 run to open the stanza. Arcadia put together a 6-2 run midway through the second half to take a 17-9 lead, which forced the Cougars to burn their first time out. The Knights went on the coast to a 25-12 victory to take a two set advantage.
- Arcadia forced the Cougars to take an early timeout with a 6-1 rally to pull ahead 14-11. Despite a late run from the Cougars, the Knights wrapped up the set with a Pichler kill to finish the three-set sweep, 25-23.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Paraskevov 12, Pichler 8, Braas 8
Aces: Giuffrida 1, Pichler 1, Paraskevov 1
Blocks: Moctezuma 6
Assists: Devantier 33
Digs: Devantier 8, Baily 8, Paraskevov 8
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Knights tallied 38 kills, while the Cougars had 30 total.
- Arcadia dominated the Cougars defensively with nine blocks compared to Kean's three blocks.
- The Knights had a .382 hitting percentage, while the Cougars had a .104 hitting percentage.
UP NEXT
The Knights (7-5, 0-1) will take on #3 New Paltz and Nazareth College on Saturday.