GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's volleyball team celebrated senior night with a three-set win over Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) foe, King's on Wednesday night inside Alumni Gymnasium.
The Knights improved to 14-11 on the season and 3-3 in conference play.
Prior to the start of the match, the Knights honored seniors
Danny Gonzalez,
Ryan Miller,
Evan Rothmann and
Vincent Colucci.
Three Knights reached the double-digit kill plateau as Gonzalez had 13, Rothmann had 11 and
Josh Clendening added 10.
Cameron Birch had a match-high 11 digs in the Arcadia win.
ARCADIA 3, KING'S 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1: Arcadia 25, King's 20:
The teams battled back and forth to a 14-all tie. The Knights then took four of the next five points, taking an 18-15 lead. Arcadia's lead did not get lower than two in the rest of the set as it took a 1-0 lead in the match.
Set 2: Arcadia 25, King's 19:
With King's holding an early 6-4 lead, Arcadia took the next five points for a 9-6 advantage. The Knights used the momentum from that run through the rest of the frame, never leading by less than three, to take the second set of the match.
Set 3: Arcadia 25, King's 14:
After falling behind, 2-0, Arcadia won the next nine points, grabbing a comfortable lead. It later used a 6-0 run to continue to grow its lead as the Knights went on to take the set to close out the match.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Gonzalez (13), Rothmann (11)
Assists: Riley Kodidek (40)
Digs: Birch (11), Gonzalez (9)
Blocks: Kodidek/
Terrell Turner (2)
Aces: Gonzalez (5),
Josh Clendening (2)
UP NEXT
The Knights welcome Eastern and Drew to Alumni Gymnasium on Saturday, March 30 for a tri-match. Action is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.