Men's Volleyball Soars Past The Olivet Comets In Straight Sets

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team swept past Olivet College on Sunday for its second straight win and fourth out of its last five.

Final: Fontbonne 3, Olivet 0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-17)

Location: DSAC

Records: Fontbonne (5-11; 3-1 MCVL), Olivet (1-13; 0-3 MCVL)

How It Happened

In the first set, the Griffins went on a 7-0 run to lead 14-5 on a kill from Cameron Graves and a service ace from Sebastian Roca.

The team stretched its lead out to 20-9 and went on for the 25-13 win. Fontbonne totaled 11 kills and just two errors for a match-high .391 hitting percentage. Olivet, meanwhile, had its struggles with six kills and eight errors for a negative -.080 hitting percentage.

In the second set, the Griffins started out fast once more leading 15-7 on Graves' kill. The Comets tried to stay within striking distance as a Fontbonne attack error trimmed Olivet's deficit down to 23-20, however, the Griffins finished off the set for the 25-21 victory.

In the third, an attack error by the Comets gave Fontbonne an 11-6 advantage. The team expanded that lead out to 21-13 and never looked back securing the 25-17 set and match win on Sebastian Roca's kill.

Inside The Numbers

• The Griffins ended with 37 kills and a .245 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, the team came away with 54 digs which is a season-high in a three-set match. At the net, they added 10 block assists and eight total blocks overall.
• The Comets struggled offensively with 24 kills and 26 attack errors for a negative -.019 hitting percentage.

Olivet Leaders

• Aaron Smith and Brock Pringle tied with six kills each. Pringle led defensively with 13 digs.
• Setter Aaron Girogi totaled 14 assists.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Cameron Graves led with a match-high 12 kills and .240 hitting percentage.
• Braden Woolsey added nine kills and a .500 hitting percentage.
• Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell registered his second straight and fifth double-double overall with 32 assists and 10 digs.
• He wasn't alone in the 10 dig department with Roca, Nate Paasch, and Zach Rothstein each reaching the mark as well.

Up Next

The Griffins are back in action at home on Friday night when they'll host Mount St. Joseph. First-service at 7 p.m.

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