GLENSIDE, Pa. - The Arcadia University men's volleyball team swept Hood College 3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-21) and Regent College 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-19) on Saturday afternoon in its home tri-match.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia moved to 7-11, 2-0 (MAC)
-Hood falls to 4-15, 0-3 (MAC)
-Regent fell to 4-8
ARCADIA 3, HOOD 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE: ARCADIA 25, HOOD 11
-Arcadia started off hot, scoring the first six points of the match.
-The Knights continued to make key plays with kills from Reece Dodd and Tucker Elicio.
-Jayden Wacaster sealed the first set for Arcadia with a kill.
SET TWO: ARCADIA 25, HOOD 17
-To start the second set, Arcadia's Elicio made the first kill of the set to get the first point.
-Hood gained momentum but the Knights started to pull away.
-Two back to back kills from John Eisenlauer and Trevor Johnson gave the Knights the second set.
SET THREE: ARCADIA 25, HOOD 21
-Arcadia fell behind 4-3 top start the set.
-The Knights regained its lead at 11 with a service ace.
-Arcadia outscored the Blazers 7-2 to secure the sweep.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Elicio (9) / Dodd (7) / Ellis Vasquez (6)
Assists: Riley Kodidek (9) / Eisenlauer (8) / Daniel Lee (8)
Digs: John Valencia (8) / Vasquez (6) / Elicio (5)
Blocks: Eisenlauer (2) / Elicio (2) / Josh Clendening (1)
Aces: Kodidek (4) / Mike Carr (1) / Trevor Johnson (1)
ARCADIA 3, REGENT 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE: ARCADIA 25, REGENT 21
-Arcadia started strong with the first point coming off a kill from Danny Gonzalez.
-Regent briefly led this set.
-Kills from Clendening and Carr led the Knights back in front.
-Two back to back kills from Gonzalez and one kill from Clendening sealed the first set.
SET TWO: ARCADIA 25, REGENT 16
-Arcadia led 2-0 after an attack error from Regent.
-The Knights accumulated a series of kills to maintain its lead.
-A late surge for the Knights put them at 2-0 in the match.
SET THREE: ARCADIA 25, REGENT 19
-Both teams exchanged points to start the set.
-Arcadia regained its lead at 16 after a 5-0 run.
-The Knights claimed the last two points to take the sweep.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Gonzalez (12) / Carr (12) / Clendening (12)
Assists: Kodidek (40)
Digs: Cameron Birch (12) / Kodidek (10) / Clendening (9)
Blocks: Kodidek (3) / Elicio (3) / Clendening (3)
Aces: Kodidek (2) / Clendening (1)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Wednesday, March 12th, when they travel to Stevens for a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) match up set for 7:00 p.m.