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Purdue Fort Wayne
George Mason
No. 13 George Mason Tops No. 12 IPFW
2/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
Feb. 22, 2008
Springfield, MA - George Mason exacted a bit of revenge on IPFW, Friday night in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Morgan Classic hosted by Springfield College.
The No. 13 Patriots avenged a 3-2 loss to No. 12 IPFW earlier this season in Fort Wayne, with a 3-2 win of their own over the Mastodons.
IPFW looked like would roll over the Patriots, winning the first two games of the match 30-24 and 30-22, but George Mason roared back, winning the final three games 30-22, 30-28, and 15-13.
Mason's Kyle Gramit was the hitting star of the match. Gramit registered a match-high 30 kills, hitting .321. He also dug up 14 balls for a double-double.
The Patriots also got 21 kills from Hudson Bates.
IPFW was led by senior outside hitter C.J. Macias with 18 kills. He was one of three Mastodons to register double-doubles in the match. Macias also had 12 digs and fired off five service aces.
Senior opposite Jason Yhost's double-play consisted of 15 kills and 10 digs. Senior outside hitter Brock Ullrich booked 14 kills and 12 digs.
Sophomore libero Matt Pliske led IPFW's 54 dig effort with 15.
With the loss, IPFW falls to 6-5 overall. They will face the loser of the Springfield College/USC match in tomorrow's consolation match.
~Dons~
