Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Hood – Elizabethtown College Athletics

FREDERICK, Md.– The Elizabethtown men’s volleyball team extended their win-streak to four as they swept Hood College on the road, Tuesday evening. 

The Blue Jays flew to a 10-3 start at Hood after a kill and ace from Logan Smith. Hood would chip away at Elizabethtown’s lead as the two teams traded points until 12-7, Etown. Elizabethtown then went on a 6-2 run as numerous Blazer errors gave the Blue Jays free points. Hood came within seven of Etown at 19-13 after a Blazer kill. Kills from Trey Weedon and Blake Hildebrand brought the score to 21-14. A block by Cheston Jacobs and Smith followed by a service ace by Nate Seegar gave the Blue Jays a, 25-17 win in set one. 

To start the second set, Hood kept pace with Elizabethtown as the Blazers trailed by one at 5-4. With two kills apiece from Weedon and Hildebrand along with two service aces, the Blue Jays led Hood by three. Through 17-15, the two went back-n-forth with Elizabethtown still holding the lead. Three points in a row from Etown brought the Blue Jays five-points away from set-point. Two Smith kills and one from Cole Burkhardt gave Etown the 25-18 win in set two. 

Set three saw Hood jump to an early, 11-2 lead over Elizabethtown. Etown slowly began to chip away at Hoods lead as the Blue Jays went on a 6-0 run to come just within three points of the Blazers. Two Ethan Scott service aces and four Blazer errors brought Etown closer to Hood. The Blue Jays kept gaining momentum back as they went on a 8-1 run. Kills from Hildebrand, Smith and Scott along with a Hildebrand ace put the Blue Jays out in…