Men's Volleyball at Greenville Invite Preview
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men’s volleyball team looks for its first wins on the year at Greenville when they’ll take on Concordia Chicago at 1 p.m., followed by a 5 p.m., contest against Rockford.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team looks for its first wins on the year at Greenville when they'll take on Concordia Chicago at 1 p.m., followed by a 5 p.m., contest against Rockford.
Fontbonne (0-8) vs. Concordia Chicago (2-2)
When: January 31st, 2020
Location: Greenville, Ill.
Time: 1 p.m.
Fontbonne (0-8) vs. Rockford (0-2)
When: January 31st, 2020
Location: Greenville, Ill.
Time: 5 p.m.
A Look At The Griffins
- The Griffins are coming off a tough five-set loss against then No. 5-ranked Benedictine.
- The team tied its season-high with 56 kills, along with setting new season-highs in hitting percentage (.256), block assists (24), and total blocks (13).
- The 24 block assists are a single-game record at Fontbonne.
- The Griffins are putting down 9.55 kills per set and own a .121 hitting percentage.
- Cameron Graves leads with 83 kills and a .144 hitting percentage, while Braden Woolsey totaled 57 kills thus far and owns a team-high .279 hitting percentage.
- Setter Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell surpassed 2500 collegiate assists over the weekend. Thus far, he's averaging 8.31 assists per set.
- Defensively, Zach Rothstein posted 70 digs and needs just two more to become the first player in program history to reach 1,000 digs.
A Look At The Concordia Chicago Cougars
- The Cougars fell in straight sets in its most recent outing against North Central on Tuesday.
- Concordia Chicago posts 10.31 kills per set and a .199 hitting percentage.
- Luke Vozenilek leads with a team-high 48 kills and .264 hitting percentage.
- Virgilio Rodriguez has 37 kills through four game thus far.
- Setter Brandon Stirn averages 6.93 assists per set and leads them defensively with 30 digs.
A Look At The Rockford Regents
- The Regents have fallen in straight sets against both North Park and Loras to start its 2020 season.
- Against Loras, the Regents finished with just seven kills and 15 errors for a negative -.182 hitting percentage.
- Against North Park to open the season the team ended with 18 kills and 11 errors for a .106 hitting percentage.
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