GRANTHAM, Pa. – The No. 3 Arcadia University men's volleyball team fell in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Semifinals to second-seeded Messiah in four sets on Thursday night.
 
With the loss the Knights season comes to end with a 17-11 record. Their 17 wins is five more than they had a season ago.
 
Dylan Zimmerman led the Knights attack with 10 kills. Danny Gonzalez and Owen Heft had nine kills each.
 
NO. 2 MESSIAH 3, NO. 3 ARCADIA 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Set 1: Messiah 25, Arcadia 21:
A back and forth start saw Messiah take an early 7-5 lead through a 3-0 run. The Falcons extended that run to 6-1, pushing their lead to 10-6. The Knights got within three points on multiple occasions but could not get closer as Messiah took the opening set.
 
Set 2: Messiah 25, Arcadia 22:
The Knights won four consecutive points, giving them a 7-5 lead. Messiah then won six of the next nine to take an 11-10 lead. Arcadia battled back to tie the set at 19. Messiah took for of the next five points, taking a 23-20 lead. The Knights got within a point at 23-22, but the Falcons won the next two points to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Set 3: Arcadia 25, Messiah 19:
The teams played to a 10-10 tie, but the Knights took four of the next five points to take a 14-11 lead. Arcadia maintained its lead through the rest of the set as it forced a fourth set.
 
Set 4: Messiah 25, Arcadia 21:
Messiah jumped out to a 6-2 lead and pushed its advantage to 10-4. Arcadia fought back, cutting the Falcons lead to two points multiple times, but the Knights fell just short as Messiah won the match to advance to the MAC Championship.
 
KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Zimmerman (10), Gonzalez/Heft (9)
Assists: Vaughn McConnell (38)
Digs: Vincent Colucci (9), Heft/McConnell (8)
Blocks: Heft (5), Kevin Abraham (4), Ryan Miller (3)
Aces: 5 players (1)