Men's Volleyball Win Streak Reaches Three After Sweeps Of St. Norbert And Augustana

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team earned a pair of sweeps on Saturday over St. Norbert and Augustana.

Match One

Fontbonne def. St. Norbert, 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-19)

Set Notes

Set 1: In the first set, the Griffins jumped out to a 10-3 lead on a Green Knights attacking error. Fontbonne dominated the rest of the set cruising to the 25-13 victory.

The Griffins finished with 13 kills and a .276 hitting percentage. Nate Paasch led with five kills, to go along with his .500 hitting percentage. The Green Knights, meanwhile, struggled with six kills, seven errors, and five service errors.

Set 2: It was point-for-point throughout the second, but the Green Knights took a 20-18 lead after a kill from Owen Knezevich.

Fontbonne later squared up with St. Norbert at 23-23 and collected the final two points on SNU attack errors for the 25-23 victory.

The Green Knights bounced back offensively with 15 kills, while Fontbonne had 10 kills. Lively led the Griffins with four kills.

Set 3: It was another closely contested contest in the third with the two teams tied at 18-18. The Griffins, though closed out the set on a 7-1 run securing the 25-19 win on Paasch's service ace.

Team Stats

• Fontbonne finished with 33 kills and a .200 hitting percentage.
• The Green Knights ended with 33 kills and a .109 hitting percentage.
• SNU struggled from the service line with zero aces and 16 errors.

Top Griffins

Ryan Lively: 10 kills, .240 hitting percentage, eight digs

Nate Paasch: 10 kills, .222 hitting percentage, eight digs

Alex Gantt: 15 assists, 9 digs

Demitrius Allen: 13 assists

Kyle Snook: 10 digs

Match Two

Fontbonne def. Augustana, 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-22)

Set Notes

Set 1: The Griffins opened with a 14-7 lead after a Vikings attack error. Fontbonne never let the Vikings find a rhythm as they cruised to the 25-17 win.

Fontbonne finished with seven kills and a .158 hitting percentage in the first. The Vikings had its struggles with seven kills and eight errors for a negative hitting percentage of -.045.

Set 2: Fontbonne took an 11-8 lead in the second on Paasch's kill and finished out the set outscoring the Vikings 14-7 en route to the 25-15 win.

The Griffins compiled six kills and a match-high .278 hitting percentage in the second. It was another struggle for Augustana with nine kills and 11 errors for a negative -.067 hitting percentage.

Set 3: It was a nail-biter in the third, but Fontbonne held a marginal 15-11 lead. They maintained that advantage the rest of the set going on for the 25-22 set and match win.

Team Stats

• Fontbonne ended with 23 kills and a .188 hitting percentage.
• The Vikings totaled 27 kills and a mere .012 hitting percentage.
• The Vikings committed 19 service errors.

Top Griffins

Ryan Lively: nine kills, .350 hitting percentage, seven digs

Nate Paasch: five kills, six digs

Cameron Graves: five kills

Demitrius Allen: nine assists

Alex Gantt: seven assists, five digs

Up Next

The Griffins continue its home stretch on Wednesday hosting Maryville. First-service at 7 p.m.

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