Men’s volleyball team drops three-set match at Mount St. Joseph

The Olivet College men’s volleyball team dropped a three-set match to Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Eastern Division foe Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) University tonight at the Harrington Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Men’s volleyball team drops three-set match at Mount St. Joseph
February 3, 2017

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Olivet College men's volleyball team dropped a three-set match to Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Eastern Division foe Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) University tonight at the Harrington Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Mount St. Joseph def. Olivet 25-19, 25-16, 25-13
Location: Harrington Center; Cincinnati, Ohio
Records: Mount St. Joseph 5-1 overall, 1-0 MCVL; Olivet 1-3 overall, 0-2 MCVL

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • In the first set, the Lions held a six-point lead, 13-7. Olivet battled back to level the score at 15-15. MSJ scored the next three points to take an 18-15 lead, which it did not relinquish for the rest of the set. 
  • In the second set, the Comets raced out to a 6-3 lead. The Lions came back to gain an 8-7 lead. After Olivet tied the set 9-9, MSJ went on a 3-0 run to go up 12-9. Behind the service of freshman Mathew Caamal, the Comets scored four consecutive points for a 13-12 advantage. The Lions responded with their own 4-0 run for a 16-13 lead, which it held for the rest of the set.
  • The teams traded the first six points of the third set. After a 3-3 deadlock, MSJ put six straight points on the scoreboard. Olivet was never able to recover from that deficit.

FOR THE COMETS

  • Senior Luke DeWitt recorded seven kills, with two attack errors on 18 attempts for a team-best .278 hitting percentage.
  • Freshman Andrew McCormick finished with six kills.
  • Freshman Trent Robinson had four kills and four blocks (two solo and two assisted).
  • Caamal registered 15 set assists.
  • Junior Talen Schallhorn topped the defense with five digs.

FOR THE LIONS

  • Alex Vohland slammed down 10 kills and served five aces.
  • Brett Cooper was next with nine kills and four aces.
  • Darien Bradley recorded eight kills and a team-leading seven digs.
  • Nathan Herdemen dished out 33 assists.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Mount St. Joseph received votes in this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
  • Due to the new scheduling format for the MCVL, the Comets will face the Lions in Olivet on Saturday, Feb. 18. The new format features teams playing in-division opponents both at home and on the road, and out-of-division foes only once.

UP NEXT

  • Olivet is off until Wednesday, Feb. 15, when it welcomes Adrian College to The Cutler Event Center for a 7 p.m. match.