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| Recap, photo courtesy of Medaille College |
ERIE, PA – The Medaille College Men's Volleyball traveled to Erie to take on the Lions of Penn State Behrend as the Mavs wrapped up their non-conference schedule on Tuesday. It was a close battle throughout but a slow start and some timely hitting from Penn State Behrend helped the Lions earn a 3-1 win.
The Mavericks had a hard time offensively in the opening set, hitting -.280 with 11 errors and just four kills. On the other side of the net Penn State Behrend took advantage while also hitting well themselves to take set one 25-13.
Set two was much closer as both teams racked up double digit kills. The turning point came when the Lions went on an 8-0 run turning a 15-12 deficit into a 19-15 lead. The Mavericks were able to pull back within two however that was as close as they could get, falling in set two 25-21.
Medaille got back into the match during set three earning 15 kills compared to just five errors. The .278 hitting average in the third helped the Mavs cut the Lions lead to 2-1 as they hoped to push it to five.
Unfortunately for Medaille that wasn't to be as Penn State Behrend answered every Maverick run with one of their own, taking the fourth and final set 25-23.
Senior Steven Ebert (Center Moriches, NY, Center Moriches) led the way for Medaille with 11 kills. Fellow senior Matt Dempsey (Clarence, NY, Clarence) dished out 35 assists and had a team high 19 digs while senior Sam Bloomberg (Lake Worth, FL, Park Vista) and sophomore Shawn Barbalato (Williamsville, NY, Williamsville South) earned 3 blocks each as Medaille fell to 6-20 on the season.
The Mavericks wrap up their regular season this weekend when they take on the College of Saint Elizabeth on Friday and Lancaster Bible on Saturday.
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