Friday, January 19
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
5-0
3
vs
1
Harvard
0-1
1
2
3
4
F
Harvard
25
22
17
19
1
Fort Wayne
21
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
HARV
FW
Kills
50
45
Errors
26
12
Attempts
121
108
Hitting %
.198
.306
Points
61.0
64.5
Assists
48
41
Aces
4
4
Blocks
7.0
15.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's VolleyballMastodons Take Down Harvard for 5-0 Start
1/19/2018 9:41:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Behind 18 kills from Pelegrin Vargas, the Fort Wayne Mastodons topped the Harvard Crimson 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-19) on Friday (Jan. 19) on Arnie Ball Court.
Harvard took the first set after hitting a scorching .517 as a team. Brad Gretsch had eight kills in the first set alone. Fort Wayne tried to keep it close, but could not overcome two separate four-point runs from the Crimson, the latter putting them up 24-20. There were six lead changes and 15 ties in the first set.
The Mastodons pushed through the second set, despite hitting only .235 as a team. The lead for the Mastodons never reached more than four, which came at the 11-7 mark. Harvard only hit .190 in the set.
In the third, Vargas came alive and had seven kills, pushing his total through three sets to 12. Harvard led 3-0, but the 'Dons later went on an 14-2 run to give them a 16-7 lead. Vargas had five kills in this run. The went on another 3-0 run just a few points later, with three consecutive blocks by Richie Diedrich and company. The sophomore middle blocker finished with seven blocks, just one shy of his career-high against No. 12 George Mason last season. Tony Price had six digs in the third. The Mastodons held the Crimson to -.056 in the third set thanks to 16 digs and 5.5 team blocks.
Fort Wayne never trailed in the final set of the night after taking a 4-3 edge. Vargas had six kills in the fourth, and the match was capped off by a solo block from freshman Tomas Gago.
Vargas finished with a .469 clip (18-3-32), while Gago was .500 with 5-0-10. Gago also had a career-high eight blocks. Price had eight kills for a .400 clip, while also chipping in 10 digs to lead the team. Kolbe Knorr finished with a season-high eight digs.
Fort Wayne moves to 5-0, while Harvard drops its first match of the season. The Mastodons face Sacred Heart on Saturday (Jan. 20). The Pioneers are coming off a five-set loss at Ball State.
Harvard took the first set after hitting a scorching .517 as a team. Brad Gretsch had eight kills in the first set alone. Fort Wayne tried to keep it close, but could not overcome two separate four-point runs from the Crimson, the latter putting them up 24-20. There were six lead changes and 15 ties in the first set.
The Mastodons pushed through the second set, despite hitting only .235 as a team. The lead for the Mastodons never reached more than four, which came at the 11-7 mark. Harvard only hit .190 in the set.
In the third, Vargas came alive and had seven kills, pushing his total through three sets to 12. Harvard led 3-0, but the 'Dons later went on an 14-2 run to give them a 16-7 lead. Vargas had five kills in this run. The went on another 3-0 run just a few points later, with three consecutive blocks by Richie Diedrich and company. The sophomore middle blocker finished with seven blocks, just one shy of his career-high against No. 12 George Mason last season. Tony Price had six digs in the third. The Mastodons held the Crimson to -.056 in the third set thanks to 16 digs and 5.5 team blocks.
Fort Wayne never trailed in the final set of the night after taking a 4-3 edge. Vargas had six kills in the fourth, and the match was capped off by a solo block from freshman Tomas Gago.
Vargas finished with a .469 clip (18-3-32), while Gago was .500 with 5-0-10. Gago also had a career-high eight blocks. Price had eight kills for a .400 clip, while also chipping in 10 digs to lead the team. Kolbe Knorr finished with a season-high eight digs.
Fort Wayne moves to 5-0, while Harvard drops its first match of the season. The Mastodons face Sacred Heart on Saturday (Jan. 20). The Pioneers are coming off a five-set loss at Ball State.
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