Men's Volleyball vs. Mount St. Joseph and Marian Preview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team looks to stay unbeaten at home this weekend when they'll host Mount St. Joseph on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by a non-conference outing against Marian at 12 p.m., on Saturday.

Mount St. Joseph (9-6; 2-2 MCVL) vs. Fontbonne (5-11; 3-1 MCVL)

When: March 13^th, 2020

Location: DSAC

Time: 7 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Live Stats: HERE

Marian (6-10) vs. Fontbonne (5-11)

When: March 14^th, 2020

Location: DSAC

Time: 12 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Live Stats: HERE

A Look At The Griffins

• The Griffins won its second straight match and fourth out of its last five after coming away with a sweep over Olivet College in its last time out.
• On the year, they've upped its kills per set to 11.27 and a .172 hitting percentage.
• Cameron Graves leads overall averaging 3.50 kills per set and a .194 hitting percentage. Braden Woolsey upped his kills per set to 2.23 and owns a .321 hitting percentage.
• Kyler van Rossum-O'Connel, who's registered back-to-back double-doubles, averages 9.88 assist per set and 2.23 digs per set. He ranks second on the team with 28 blocks.
• Defensively, Zach Rothstein leads with a team-high 2.96 digs per set.

A Look At the Mount St. Joseph Lions

• The Lions fell to Mount Union in five sets last Saturday. The team posted 55 kills on a .238 hitting percentage and were led by Jason Hascher's 23 kills.
• On the season, the Lions average 11.05 kills per set, to go along with its .236 hitting percentage.
• Hascher leads with 168 kills over and 3.43 kills per set. Rey Sanchez has 111 kills and a .282 hitting percentage. Jack Spohn owns a team-high .375 hitting percentage.
• Sanchez averages 4.79 assists per set and paces them defensively with 2.14 digs per set.
• At the net, the Lions average just over 2.00 blocks per set.

A Look At The Marian Sabres

• The Sabres dropped its third straight in four sets against Lakeland on Wednesday. Prior to playing the Griffins, the Sabres square off against Greenville on Friday night.
• Through 16 games, the Sabres average 10.58 kills per set and a .162 hitting percentage.
• Jacob DeGroot leads overall with 143 kills and is second on the team with 35 blocks.
• Liam Skinner is second with 131 kills overall, a .297 hitting percentage, and does lead with 54 blocks at the net. Jacob Journey averages a team-high 3.17 kills per set.
• Setter Zach Zelenik averages 8.73 assists per set.
• Defensively, Carzell Combs totaled a team-high 136 digs thus far.

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