St. Davids, Pa. - Cameron Birch passed the single season dig record in The Arcadia University men's volleyball 3-0 victory (25-19, 25-18, 29-27) over Eastern University on Wednesday night Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) action.
Riley Kodidek surpassed 2,000 assists.
FOR THE RECORD
-The Knights improve to 10-18, 4-4 (MAC).
-Eastern fell to 15-13, 2-6 (MAC).
ARCADIA 3, EASTERN 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE: ARCADIA 25, EASTERN 19
-The Knights took the first three points to start the set.
-In the middle of the frame, Arcadia scored seven straight to take five point lead.
-The Knights secured the last point to take set one.
SET TWO: ARCADIA 25, EASTERN 18
-Eastern took the lead to begin this set.
-The middle of the set was heavily contested by both teams.
-An attack error by the Eagles, gave Arcadia a 2-0 match lead.
SET THREE: ARCADIA 29, EASTERN 27
-Both teams traded points to start the set.
-The Knights tailed by two in the middle of the set.
-A service ace from Tucker Elicio gave Arcadia the lead at 16.
-Josh Clendening tied the match at 19.
-Two back to back kills from Danny Gonzalez gave the Knights the sweep.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Kills: Gonzalez (15) / Clendening (15) / Birch (9)
Assists: Kodidek (36)
Digs: Birch (9) / Kodidek (8) / Clendening (7)
Blocks: Elicio (6) / Gonzalez (3) / Kodidek (3)
Aces: Gonzalez (3) / Elicio (1)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action, Tuesday April 8th, when they complete in the first round of the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs. The Knights will take on the winner of Misericordia versus Stevenson.