Men's Volleyball Earns Thrilling Five-Set Win Over Maryville

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team won its fourth straight game after winning a wild one over Maryville in five sets.

Result

Fontbonne def. Maryville, 3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 26-24, 22-25, 15-8)

Set Notes

Set 1: It was the Saints taking an 11-9 lead on a kill from Jacob Fischer. Maryville stretched its lead out to 15-10 and went on for the 25-17 victory.

Fontbonne had 11 kills in the first set with Logan Irby leading the charge with four.

Set 2: The Griffins this time around put Maryville in a 7-1 hole after a Saints attack error. Later, the Griffins led 21-17, but the Saints went on a 4-0 run to tie it up. 

The two teams went point-for-point until a service error and a kill from Joseph Huster gave Fontbonne the 25-23 win. 

Fontbonne fared much better offensively in the second with a match-high 16 kills and .355 hitting percentage. Ryan Lively and Huster finished with four kills each.

Set 3: In the third, the Griffins led 15-11 on a bad set by the Saints. The two teams later met-up at 20-20 on Jacob Fischer's service ace.

Fontbonne regrouped taking a 24-22 lead and fended off the Saints for the 26-24 win on a double block by Irby and Alex Gantt.

It was another impressive offensive performance by the Griffins with 15 kills and a .281 hitting percentage. Nate Paasch and Huster tied with four kills each.

Set 4: In the fourth, the two teams flip-flopped on lead changes, but the Saints led 20-17 on a Fontbonne attack error. The Griffins tried to make a late run, however, the Saints stayed alive securing the 25-22 win.

Set 5: In the race to eight points in the fifth it was the Griffins getting there holding an 8-4 advantage on Paasch's kill. It was all Fontbonne the rest of the way winning the set and the match, 15-8.

Team Stats

• Fontbonne finished with a season-high 63 kills and 61 assists.
• Defensively, the team came away with a season-high 67 digs.
• Maryville ended with 51 kills and a .200 hitting percentage.

Top Griffins

Joseph Huster: Career-high 17 kills, .773 hitting percentage

Ryan Lively: 13 kills, career-high 16 digs

Nate Paasch: 12 kills, career-high 14 digs

Cameron Graves: 11 kills, season-high 12 digs

Alex Gantt: Career-high 54 assists

Kyle Snook: Career-high 14 digs

Up Next

The Griffins head on the road to University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy on Tuesday. First-service at 7 p.m.

Make sure to follow the men's volleyball team on all its social media accounts: Twitter(@FBUGriffinsMVB), Instagram (@fontbonnemvb) and Facebook (/FontbonneUGriffins).