Friday, March 29
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
3
vs
1
Pfeiffer
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Volleyball Wins 3-1 over Pfeiffer
3/29/2013 9:20:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Box Score
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The IPFW men's volleyball team earned a 3-1 non-conference win over Pfeiffer at the Gates Sports Center on Friday night (25-21, 25-16, 19-25, 25-22). The team is now 11-9 overall.
Head Coach Arnie Ball used the entire roster on Friday night to get the win over Pfeiffer. Andy Sellan led the team with 16 kills and Eddie Rivera recorded nine. 11 different players recorded a kill as the 'Dons used a balanced attack.
Omar Rivera recorded 39 assists for IPFW and Jordan Armstrong also got involved offensively with 13 assists. Ramon Burgos and Kevin Villela each recorded a service ace as the Mastodons ended the game with two. Serving wasn't IPFW's strong suite on Friday as they recorded 17 serving errors.
Kyle Mariano served the ball very well for Pfeiffer as he ended the match with four aces. The Falcons had six total and 11 service errors. Caleb Brophy put together a good game with 14 kills.
12 student-athletes recorded at least one dig against Pfeiffer. JW Kiekhefer was the team leader with 10. Eddie Rivera was active with seven.
The first set was action packed as IPFW jumped out to a 4-1 lead. The Falcons didn't blink as they picked up their play and quickly tied the game at 6-6. The Falcons took the lead and held it until the set moved to 18-18. A four-point run was the turning point in the game as IPFW went on to win 25-21.
Set two was all IPFW as the Mastodons cruised to a 25-16 win, but set three went to the Falcons as they handled IPFW 25-19. The fourth and final set was back and forth as the two teams competed at a high level. Pfeiffer was up early, but IPFW came back to tie the match at 10-10. The game would go on to be tied multiple times, but the difference maker came with a three-point run that broke a 15-15 tie. IPFW would use the cushion to get to the finish line as a service ace from Villela ended the game.
IPFW will return to action with a 7 p.m. match against Limestone tomorrow, March 30 at 7 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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