Men’s Volleyball Defeats Mount St. Joseph 3-0 in MCVL Action

CINCINNATI, OH — It's three in a row for Wittenberg's men's volleyball team as the Tigers rolled to a 3-0 win over host Mount St. Joseph Friday night, March 28, in Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) action.

Witt survived a close first set capturing the 'W' after 17 ties topping the Lions 30-28 in a back-and-forth battle. Then after three early ties in the second, the Tigers went up 5-3 and never looked back. In the final set, Witt trailed 6-2 then went on a 5-1 run to tie things at 7-all. The Tigers then outscored the Lions 18-9 to grab set three and the overall victory in scores of 30-28, 25-21, and 25-16. Witt tallied a hitting percentage of .341 to just .151 for the Lions. The Lions also had 20 attack errors in the match.

With the victory, the Tigers improve to 18-10 overall and 5-1 in the MCVL. Witt is tied for second with Baldwin Wallace in league play behind first-place Mount Union (6-0 MCVL). 

Mount St. Joseph drops to 10-14 and 2-4 MCVL.

Team Leaders  

• Michael Yurk  (Indianapolis, IN / Bishop Chatard) led the team in kills with 15 on 25 total attacks for 17 points and a hitting percentage of .480. He also had four digs and two solo blocks.
• Eli Halverson (Hamilton, OH / Badin) added eight kills on 24 total attacks for eight points. He also had four digs.
• Carson Hill (Liberty Township, OH / Lakota East) led the team in assists with 31. He also had a team-high seven digs, two kills, two solo blocks and a block assist.

 Team Comparison

• Wittenberg had 42 kills on 88 total attacks, 42 assists, seven blocks, two service aces, and 28 digs.
• Mount St. Joseph had 34 kills on 93 total attacks, 33 assists, 25 digs, nine blocks, and five service aces.

Up Next

Wittenberg will travel to Calvin on Friday, April 4, for a 7 p.m. match.