Men's Volleyball at Wabash Preview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men’s volleyball team returns to conference play on Sunday when they’ll visit Wabash for a doubleheader. First-service goes up at 12 p.m.

Photo credit: Tony LaRocca
Photo credit: Tony LaRocca
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February 12, 2021

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team returns to conference play on Sunday when they'll visit Wabash for a doubleheader. First-service goes up at 12 p.m.

Fontbonne (5-1; 4-0 MCVL) at Wabash (2-2; 2-2 MCVL)

When: February 14th, 2021

Where: Crawfordsville, Ind.

Time: 12 & 4 p.m.

Game 1 Video: HERE

Game 1 Stats:  HERE

Game 2 Video: HERE

Game 2 Stats:  HERE

 

A Look At Fontbonne

  • The Griffins are coming off a tough three-set nonconference loss against Augustana on Tuesday.
  • Cameron Graves led with a team-high seven kills and .636 hitting percentage.
  • On the year, the Griffins average 11.85 kills per set to go along with its .293 hitting percentage which is third-best in the nation.
  • After totaling a single-game record 23 kills last week in game two against Mount Union, Ryan Lively was named MCVL Offensive Player of the Week for the first in his career.
  • Through his five matches, Lively totaled 82 kills, 4.82 kills per set, a .404 hitting percentage, and 24 digs. He currently leads the MCVL in kills per set and kills, while coming in second in hitting percentage.
  • Nationally, Lively leads in kills and second in kills per set.
  • Cameron Graves is up to 42 kills and a .240 hitting percentage, while Nate Paasch and Braden Woolsey added 35 and 31 kills, respectively.
  • Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell, who just surpassed 3,000 career assists, leads the MCVL with 11.00 assists per set and ranks second nationally.
  • Defensively, Zach Rothstein leads the nation with 61 digs and ranks fifth overall in digs per set 3.05.
  • At the net, the Griffins rank fifth with 2.05 blocks per set nationally but overall lead the nation with 45 blocks. Woolsey ranks 12th overall at 0.95 blocks per set and total blocks (19). Jacob Hartmann is second on the team with 12.

 

A Look At Wabash

  • The Little Giants got back to .500 overall after earning sweeps over Wittenberg last weekend.
  • Thus far, the Little Giants average 5.7 kills per set and a 0.31 hitting percentage.
  • Luke Wallace leads with 41 kills and a .104 hitting percentage.
  • Luke Davis handed out a team-high 67 digs.
  • Defensively, Wabash collects 10.12 digs per set led by Ricky Sessions with a team-high 43 digs.

 

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