GLENSIDE - The Arcadia University men's volleyball team opened the 2024 season with a 3-2 comeback victory over Baruch College in non-conference play inside Alumni Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 1-0 with the win.
-Baruch fell to 0-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1: Baruch 25, Arcadia 18
-Baruch began the contest with a 5-1 advantage.
-The Knights battled back with a 6-3 run, cutting the deficit to 8-7.
-The Bearcats lead stretch to 23-15 as Arcadia fell in set one.
Set 2: Arcadia 25, Baruch 22
-The Knights trailed 7-5 before four straight points gave them a 9-7 lead.
-Baruch stormed back with six straight, leading 13-9.
-Trailing 14-10, Arcadia scored eight of the next 10 points to grab an 18-16 advantage.
-The Bearcats led 22-21, but the Knights rallied for four straight points to secure the second set.
Set 3: Baruch 25, Arcadia 17
-Arcadia held a 10-8 lead, however, Baruch outscored the Knights 17-7 to take a commanding two set to one lead.
Set 4: Arcadia 25, Baruch 18
-Arcadia opened with a 3-1 advantage.
-The Knights lead ballooned to 9-4.
-The Bearcats closed the gap to 17-16, but Arcadia rallied to force a fifth set.
Set 5: Arcadia 15, Baruch 13
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Andrew Ahn began the fifth with three straight kills.
-After Baruch got on the board, a block from
Ryan Miller and
Riley Kodidek, plus a kill from Miller gave the Knights a 5-1 lead.
-Arcadia led 12-7 before the Bearcats rallied off five straight to tie the score.
-Two kills from
Josh Clendening and an attack error closed out the victory for the Knights.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Ahn (20) /
Danny Gonzalez (8) / Clendening (8)
Assists: Kodidek (37) / Gonzalez (2) / Ahn (2)
Digs:
Vincent Colucci (9) / Kodidek (6) / Ahn (5)
Blocks: Miller (7) / Kodidek (5) / Ahn (4)
Aces: Clendening (4) /
Cameron Birch (3) / Gonzalez (2)
INSIDE THE STATS
-Arcadia had a 12-5 advantage in service aces.
-The Knights hitting percentage in the fifth set was 0.238.
UP NEXT
-Arcadia returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Hunter College for a 6:00 p.m. non-conference match.