Men’s volleyball team wins twice at Judson Invitational

ELGIN, Ill. – The Olivet College men's volleyball team won two non-conference matches today at the second day of the Judson University Invitational, held at the Lindner Fitness Center. With the two wins, the Comets finish with a 3-1 record at the invitational. Today, Olivet beat Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) University in three sets before defeating Roosevelt (Ill.) University in four sets.

Final Score: Olivet def. Olivet Nazarene 25-18, 25-21, 25-21
Location: Lindner Fitness Center; Elgin, Illinois
Records: Olivet 3-6 overall, Olivet Nazarene 1-15 overall

• Sophomore Deontay Thomas paced Olivet with a match-high 14 kills.
• Sophomore Kai Hartman added eight kills to go along with seven set assists and three service aces.
• Sophomore Everett Haynes recorded 25 set assists.
• Junior Dakota Galeazzi tallied a match-best 11 digs.

• Collier Kahaku Marqu registered a team-leading eight kills.
• James Balance had seven kills to go along with a team-best eight digs.
• Hunter DeMello and Garrett Schad dished out 15 and 14 set assists, respectively.

Final Score: Olivet def. Roosevelt 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20
Location: Lindner Fitness Center; Elgin, Illinois
Records: Olivet 4-6 overall, Roosevelt 0-7 overall

• Thomas finished with a match-best 19 kills. The 19 kills are the third-most in school for a single match and ties for second-most in a four-set match.
• Hartman notched 11 kills and posted a team-best .259 attack percentage.
• Haynes collected 34 set assists.
• Galeazzi recorded a match-high 21 digs to break the single-match school record.

• Shawn McCarthy posted a team-best 11 kills.
• Kayan Abdou tallied 10 kills.
• Tony Galeana had a team-leading 34 set assists and 16 digs.

• The Comets travel to Grand Rapids next Thursday, February 17, to play Cornerstone University. First serve is set for 7 p.m.