Mustangs Split Two Games at Juniata, Fall to No. 6 Stevens For Second Time
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson (10-5) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Hilbert (4-14) | 22 | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| Stevenson | Hilbert |
|---|---|
|
K:
3 Players (#14, #15, #23 - 7)
B: Robert Wingert - 3 D: Adam Thatcher - 9 SA: 5 Players (#14, #15, #3, #20, #30 - 1) |
K:
Weaver Adam - 16
B: 2 Players (#6, #11 - 1) D: Ratajczak Ryan - 12 SA: 3 Players (#1, #7, #10 - 1) |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Stevenson | Hilbert |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .315 | .202 |
| Blocks | 7.0 | 2.0 |
| Digs | 29 | 34 |
| Aces | 5 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson (9-5) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| Stevens (16-4) | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| Stevenson | Stevens |
|---|---|
|
K:
Austin Jacoby - 19
B: Kyle Wisner - 7 D: Jon Martin - 13 SA: Patrick Schuyler - 1 |
K:
Thomas Hannum - 15
B: 2 Players (#1, #8 - 7) D: Chris Vaughan - 17 SA: 5 Players (#2, #4, #8, #14, #15 - 1) |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Stevenson | Stevens |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .135 | .211 |
| Blocks | 12.0 | 15.0 |
| Digs | 37 | 47 |
| Aces | 1 | 5 |
HUNTINGTON, Pa. - The Stevenson men's volleyball team has just five losses this season, but two of them have come to Stevens as the No. 11 Mustangs were edged by the sixth-ranked Ducks in five sets Saturday at Juniata's Kennedy Sports and Recreation Center, 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 11-15.
Stevenson (10-5) did rebound with a 25-22, 25-13, 25-23 sweep of Hilbert.
After getting swept by Stevens in the first meeting back on February 16, the Mustangs managed two win the first two sets to take a commanding 2-0 lead. However, after posting 28 kills and a .305 hitting percentage in the first two sets, Stevenson was limited to a .012 percentage in the final three as it totaled just 25 kills and 24 errors.
The Ducks (16-5) had 24 total blocks in the game and totaled 47 digs compared to 37 for the Mustangs.
Junior Austin Jacoby (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge) led Stevenson with 19 kills and a .333 hitting percentage while freshman Kyle Pottieger (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) tied a career-high with 10 kills. Sophomore Kyle Wisner (York, Pa./Central York) had seven kills and seven total blocks, including four solo.
Junior Jon Martin (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) had eight kills and a team-high 13 digs, but also had 10 attack errors and six service errors. Junior Adam Thatcher (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) had eight digs while sophomore David Moler (York, Pa./Central York) totaled 50 assists.
In the win over Hilbert, Pottieger, Wisner and freshman Patrick Schuyler (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) each had seven kills while Thatcher added nine more digs. Freshman Ryan Chinnici (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge) had four kills and five digs and freshman Robert Wingert (Hanover Township, Pa./Holy Redeemer) totaled 20 assists and three block solos.
Stevenson begins its second season in the Continental Volleyball Conference on Wednesday when it opens conference play at Cairn beginning at 7:00 p.m.
