Friday, February 5
Muncie, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
0-1,0-1MIVA
1
at
3
Ball State
4-1,1-0MIVA
1
2
3
4
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
22
25
19
20
1
Ball St.
25
23
25
25
3
Team Stats
Pur-FW
BSU
Kills
43
55
Errors
17
22
Attempts
110
103
Hitting %
.236
.320
Points
60
70.5
Assists
41
50
Aces
6
6
Blocks
11
9.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
3
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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Mastodons Drop 2021 Opener at Ball State
2/5/2021 9:27:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. - After 332 days of no matches, the Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team fell to No. 15 Ball State 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20) at Worthen Arena on Friday (Feb. 5).
Set One
The Cardinals took an early lead 2-1 in the first set after a kill by Blake Reardon. Frederico Santos and Richie Diedrich answered to Ball State with a block, but couldn't keep the momentum going. Ball State took control and made the lead 7-2 after an ace by Kaleb Jenness. Even after three two-point runs by the Mastodons, Ball State claimed the first set 25-22. Jon Deidrich had four kills in set one, while Bryce Walker and Pelegrin Vargas contributed one kill apiece.
Set Two
In set two, the 'Dons found their rhythm and took off with a 3-1 lead over the Cardinals after a kill by Walker and Jon Diedrich. The momentum didn't stop there when the Mastodons went on a four-point run, taking their biggest lead of the set at 17-11. Vargas collect two back-to-back kills and Mitch Geiger added a kill and an ace. Ball State attempted to close the gap after Reardon had a kill, bringing the score to be 21-20, but Vargas shut down set two with a kill between the Cardinal block.
Set Three
The 'Dons began set three with another four-point run after Vargas and Santos both had kills, making the score 5-2. The lead was short lived when the Cardinals went on a run to go up 14-12. It was back-and-forth until Vargas and Walker blocked Ball State and tied up the score at 19. The Cardinals took the final six points of the set.
Set Four
Jon Diedrich answered Ball State's 2-0 start with an ace to tie the score at two. Vargas added a kill and Richie Diedrich contributed an ace, taking the lead 6-5. A 3-0 run from BSU to go up 22-16 was enough distance to hold Purdue Fort Wayne at arm's length. Santos and Richie Diedrich had two blocks and Vargas had three kills in the third set.
Notable Purdue Fort Wayne Individual Stats
Pelegrin Vargas: 13 kills
Richie Diedrich: .455 hitting, six blocks, three aces
Frederico Santos: 35 assists
Wilmer Hernandez: 10 digs
Notable No. 15 Ball State Individual Stats
Blake Reardon: 15 kills
Quinn Isaacson: 42 assists, 12 digs
Kaleb Jenness: three aces, four blocks
Will Hippe: four blocks
Notes
Freshman Bryce Walker had four kills, one ace and four total blocks in his collegiate debut.
Mitch Geiger earned a start and recorded eight kills.
Jon Diedrich earned nine kills, one ace and two digs.
Up Next
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to a record of 0-1 (0-1 MIVA) while No. 15 Ball State moves to 4-1 (1-0 MIVA). The two clubs will rematch on Saturday (Feb. 6) at 8 p.m. in Worthen Arena.
Set One
The Cardinals took an early lead 2-1 in the first set after a kill by Blake Reardon. Frederico Santos and Richie Diedrich answered to Ball State with a block, but couldn't keep the momentum going. Ball State took control and made the lead 7-2 after an ace by Kaleb Jenness. Even after three two-point runs by the Mastodons, Ball State claimed the first set 25-22. Jon Deidrich had four kills in set one, while Bryce Walker and Pelegrin Vargas contributed one kill apiece.
Set Two
In set two, the 'Dons found their rhythm and took off with a 3-1 lead over the Cardinals after a kill by Walker and Jon Diedrich. The momentum didn't stop there when the Mastodons went on a four-point run, taking their biggest lead of the set at 17-11. Vargas collect two back-to-back kills and Mitch Geiger added a kill and an ace. Ball State attempted to close the gap after Reardon had a kill, bringing the score to be 21-20, but Vargas shut down set two with a kill between the Cardinal block.
Set Three
The 'Dons began set three with another four-point run after Vargas and Santos both had kills, making the score 5-2. The lead was short lived when the Cardinals went on a run to go up 14-12. It was back-and-forth until Vargas and Walker blocked Ball State and tied up the score at 19. The Cardinals took the final six points of the set.
Set Four
Jon Diedrich answered Ball State's 2-0 start with an ace to tie the score at two. Vargas added a kill and Richie Diedrich contributed an ace, taking the lead 6-5. A 3-0 run from BSU to go up 22-16 was enough distance to hold Purdue Fort Wayne at arm's length. Santos and Richie Diedrich had two blocks and Vargas had three kills in the third set.
Notable Purdue Fort Wayne Individual Stats
Pelegrin Vargas: 13 kills
Richie Diedrich: .455 hitting, six blocks, three aces
Frederico Santos: 35 assists
Wilmer Hernandez: 10 digs
Notable No. 15 Ball State Individual Stats
Blake Reardon: 15 kills
Quinn Isaacson: 42 assists, 12 digs
Kaleb Jenness: three aces, four blocks
Will Hippe: four blocks
Notes
Freshman Bryce Walker had four kills, one ace and four total blocks in his collegiate debut.
Mitch Geiger earned a start and recorded eight kills.
Jon Diedrich earned nine kills, one ace and two digs.
Up Next
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to a record of 0-1 (0-1 MIVA) while No. 15 Ball State moves to 4-1 (1-0 MIVA). The two clubs will rematch on Saturday (Feb. 6) at 8 p.m. in Worthen Arena.
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