Men's Volleyball Stays Unbeaten In Conference Play

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team improved to 6-0 in conference play after two sweeps over Wabash.

Game One

Final: Fontbonne 3, Wabash 0

(25-11, 25-13, 25-13)

Set Breakdown

Set 1: In the opener, the Griffins started fast grabbing a 10-2 lead on a solo block from Braden Woolsey. The team dominated from there cruising to the 25-11 win.

It was a near perfect set for the Griffins with 19 kills and zero errors on 28 swings for a game-high .679 hitting percentage.

Set 2: It was more of the same story in the second set with a kill from Joseph Huster giving Fontbonne a commanding 16-8 lead. The offense continued rolling from there as they went on for the 25-13 victory.

Set 3: In the third, it was some back-and-forth play early, but the Griffins started to pull away with a kill from Grant Garza giving them a 15-8 advantage. It was all Griffins the rest of the way going on for the 25-13 set and match win.

Head-to-Head

• Fontbonne set new season-highs in a three-set match in kills (46), hitting percentage (.534), and solo blocks (seven).
• Wabash had its struggles offensively with 11 kills and 18 errors for a negative hitting percentage of -.104.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Ryan Lively returned to the lineup and dominated with a game-high 12 kills and zero errors on 17 swings for a .706 hitting percentage.
• Cameron Graves had another strong game tying his season-high with 10 kills and zero errors for a career-high .769 hitting percentage.
• Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell kept the offense flowing with a game-high 36 assists.
• Defensively, Zach Rothstein led with a game-high 10 digs.
• Joseph Huster had a season-high three solo blocks.

Game Two

Final: Fontbonne 3, Wabash 0

(25-14, 25-12, 25-18)

Set Breakdown

Set 1: It was more of the same story in game two with Fontbonne starting fast with an 14-7 lead after three consecutive kills from Graves and a Nate Paasch service ace. The team finished off the Little Giants from there for the 25-14 win.

Set 2: The Griffins grabbed a 16-9 lead at the midway point on Garza's kill. With the offense totaling a game-high 14 kills  and .355 hitting percentage they were able to go on for the 25-12 victory.

Set 3: In the third, the Little Giants led 12-11 on Evan Nichols solo block. Fontbonne answered going on a 5-0 run to lead 16-12 on Jacob Hartmann's service ace. They closed out the set on a 9-6 run for the 25-18 set and match win.

Head-to-Head

• Fontbonne played well once again on both sides of the net totaling 36 kills and a .284 hitting percentage.
• At the net, the team came away with six solo blocks, four block assists, and eight blocks overall.
• Wabash rounded out the day with 21 kills and a .055 hitting percentage.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Joseph Huster filled up the stat sheet with a season-high eight kills, .500 hitting percentage, two solo blocks, and one block assist.
• Graves had six kills and a game-high .750 hitting percentage.
• Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell dished out 21 assists.
• Rothstein posted a game-high 11 digs. He's now up to 1,166 career digs which places him fourth all-time. He needs 12 to move into third place and 151 digs to become the all-time leader in Division III Men's Volleyball history.

Up Next

The Griffins return home this Saturday for a key conference outing against Trine. First-service goes up at 10 a.m.

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