ST. DAVID’S, Pa.—In a season re-match between the Elizabethtown men’s volleyball team and Eastern, the Blue Jays were once again victorious defeating the Eagles, 3-2.
The team put up a season-high 10 total blocks. Three Blue Jays recorded double-digit kills as Alex Finch and Logan Smith each tallied 18 while Nick Chapman added 15. Nate Seeger grabbed a season-high 53 assists which is just three shy of his career-high.
Two of the five sets at Eastern went to extras as Etown won the third set 26-24 before Eastern took the fourth set, 26-24 to tie it up at 2-2, forcing a fifth set.
Set one was tight, but Elizabethtown had managed to pull ahead 10-7 early after three straight points. The Blue Jays went up by four after two Eastern errors, a kill from Chapman and an ace from Smith. Two Etown kills sandwiched a Mason Boyer ace before the Eagles came within two at 21-19. Etown never gave up their lead as they won, 25-22.
Set two was reversed as Eastern grabbed a 12-9 lead after the teams traded points early in the set. The Blue Jays trailed by one until Eastern was able to record two in a row to lead, 20-17. Through the end of the set the two teams went back and forth with Eastern ultimately winning, 25-22 off a kill.
Elizabethtown jumped to a 7-4 lead in set three after four consecutive points. Finch, Cody Boyer, Seeger, and Smith held strong with blocks on the run. Two straight kills from Finch put Etown up 9-6. Eastern came within two and then took a one-point lead after tallying four in a row. After trading points, Etown finished out the set on a 6-1…
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