ARLINGTON, Va.– The Elizabethtown men’s volleyball team opened up Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) play, Saturday afternoon as they traveled down to Marymount (Va.). The Blue Jays fell, 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 17-25, 17-25).
Marymount started set one in front, 7-4 after three points in a row. A kill from Nick Chapman and one from Cheston Jacobs brought the Blue Jays within one. After trading points, the Saints rattled off four consecutive points to take a 19-13 lead. Two Kyle McKiernan kills sandwiched a Saints attack error at, 16-19. Marymount ended the set on a 6-3 run taking set one, 25-19.
Set two started off tight as the Blue Jays and Saints went back and forth. A kill from Jacobs and a Chapman service ace tied up the set, 10-10. The two teams kept the set close with multiple ties before Etown picked up three consecutive points ending in a Steve Swain kill. Another kill from Swain put the Blue Jays up, 19-17. A Marymount kill and Etown attack error tied the score, 20-20. The Blue Jays won set two, 25-23 bookened by two Saints service errors.
The Saints brought momentum with them in set three as they jumped ahead to a 7-3 lead. Four points in a row from Etown tied up the set, 8-8. Marymount then pulled ahead, 17-10 after going on an 8-1 run. Kills from Swain, Chapman, and McKiernan closed out the set for Etown as the Blue Jays fell, 17-25.
Marymount began set four with a 5-2 lead before Elizabethtown grabbed three points in a row ending with a Krebs kill. After some back-n-forth, the Saints rattled off eight straight points to take a 17-8 lead. A…
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