Men's Volleyball Falls In Straight Sets Against Wittenberg

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team suffered a straight set sweep against Wittenberg on Saturday.

Final

Wittenberg def. Fontbonne, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-18) 

Set Notes

Set 1: The Griffins led early taking a 12-9 lead, however, the Tigers went on a 7-0 run having a 16-12 advantage on Michael Yurk's kill.

The Tigers remained in control the rest of the way going on for the 25-18 victory. Fontbonne finished with 10 kills and a .103 hitting percentage in the first, while the Tigers had 14 kills and a match-high .440 hitting percentage.

Set 2: The Tigers this time around grabbed a 12-7 lead forcing Fontbonne to take a timeout. After a timeout, the Griffins trimmed the deficit to 17-15, but the Tigers outscored Fontbonne 8-5 for the 25-20 win.

Set 3: In the third, the Tigers led 13-7 and stretched it out to 17-10. Fontbonne battled back trailing 21-17 on Logan Irby's kill, however, the Tigers closed out the set and the match for the 25-18 win.

Team Stats

• Fontbonne finished with 26 kills and a .083 hitting percentage.
• Wittenberg ended with 39 kills and a .287 hitting percentage.

Top Griffins

Ryan Lively: 11 kills, .192 hitting percentage

Alex Gantt: 18 assists

Ryan Taylor: 6 digs 

Up Next

The Griffins are back at home on Wednesday hosting UHSP. 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).