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Harvard
Fort Wayne Heads East for Three-Match Stretch
1/18/2017 11:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
Who: Harvard Crimson
When: Thursday, January 19 | 7 p.m.
Where: Lavietes Pavilion | Cambridge, Mass.
All-Time Series: Series Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: January 16, 2016 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Fort Wayne 0, Harvard 3 (27-25, 25-22, 25-21)
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Who: Sacred Heart Pioneers
When: Friday, January 20 | 7 p.m.
Where: William H. Pitt Center | Fairfield, Conn.
All-Time Series: Fort Wayne leads 6-1
Last Meeting: January 15, 2016 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Fort Wayne 3, Sacred Heart 1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-17)
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Who: Alderson Broaddus Battlers
When: Sunday, January 22 | 3 p.m.
Where: Rex Pyles Arena | Philippi, W.V.
All-Time Series: Fort Wayne leads 1-0
Last Meeting: January 8, 2016 | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Fort Wayne 3, Alderson Broaddus 0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-22)
Scouting the Mastodons (0-6)
Coach: Ryan "Rock" Perrotte | Second Season (10-25)
Kills: 229 | Pelegrin Vargas (67)
Assists: 219 | Michael Keegan (176)
Digs: 159 | Jack Carlson (43)
Blocks: 40.5 | Graydon Schroeder (18.0)
Aces: 16 | Colton Stone (7)
Attack %: .176 | Michael Keegan (.429)
Fort Wayne enter the weekend 0-6, having faced off against five AVCA Top 15 teams in its first six matches. The Mastodons took then-receiving-votes Saint Francis (Pa.) into five sets, but could not hold off the Red Flash in the fifth, when Saint Francis had 10 kills on 22 attempts. The 'Dons fell to No. 14 Penn State in straight sets, despite high energy in the second and third sets.
Scouting the Crimson (0-2)
Coach: Brian Baise
Kills: 73 | Casey White (18)
Assists: 69 | Matthew Ctvrtlik (38)
Digs: 84 | Brad Gretsch (20)
Blocks: 16.0 | Trevor Dow (7.0)
Aces: 5 | Erick Johnson, Spencer Scott (2)
Attack %: .164 | Marko Kostich (1.000)
Harvard enters its matchup with Fort Wayne 0-2, falling to fellow MIVA schools Lewis and Loyola. The Crimson took Lewis to five sets, falling 15-12 in the fifth. Harvard fell to Loyola in straight sets.
Scouting the Pioneers (2-0)
Coach: Gregory Walker
Kills: 73 | Emerson Waumans (15)
Assists: 66 | Noah Ricchetti (37)
Digs: 30 | Joshua Ayzenberg (9)
Blocks: 15.0 | Taylor Bloomquist (9)
Aces: 14 | Emerson Waumans (6)
Attack %: .398 | Doug Dzema (.714)
Sacred Heart enters its match with Fort Wayne 2-0, coming off two wins over North Greenville in straight sets. The Pioneers held North Greenville to nine and 15 points in two of the six sets played.
Scouting the Battlers (0-2)
Coach: Michael Fink
Kills: 76 | Obenda Besogngem (19)
Assists: 65 | Benjamin Bravo (39)
Digs: 63 | Erik Arroyo (17)
Blocks: 17.0 | Terrell Hightower (8)
Aces: 5 | Terrell Hightower (2)
Attack %: .182 | Myles Miller (.400)
Alderson Broaddus enters the weekend 0-2, but has a matchup with Lees-McRae College before facing the Mastodons. The Battlers fell to Barton College in straight sets and to Lincoln Memorial in five sets.
Off the Block
Graydon Schroeder is ranked third in the MIVA and 18th nationally in blocks per set with 1.00 for a total of 18. Schroeder had five blocks against No. 8 UC Irvine and Saint Francis (Pa.). Richie Diedrich and Michael Keegan each have 12 blocks, good for 0.63 and 0.57 blocks per set respectively.
Freshmen Killin' It
Freshman Pelegrin Vargas is starting off his freshman campaign with Fort Wayne on a strong note. He is the Mastodons' kill leader, totaling 67 through six matches. Vargas had a career-high 15 kills against CSUN at the UCSB ASICS Invitational, then matched that with another 15 against Saint Francis (Pa.) at home. Vargas has reached double-digit kills in four matches so far this season. Fellow freshman Richie Diedrich has 33 kills, while also chipping in 12 blocks, tied for second best on the Mastodon squad.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons took Saint Francis (Pa.) to five sets, falling 15-11 in set five. Fort Wayne then fell to No. 14 Penn State in straight sets.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons return home after the three-game road trip to face George Mason and NJIT on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 27-28). Both matches will be at 7 p.m. at the Gates Center on Arnie Ball Court.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
