Friday, January 12
Fairfield, Conn.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
3-0,0-0MIVA
3
at
1
Sacred Heart
0-2,0-0NEC
1
2
3
4
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
24
25
25
3
Sacred Heart
15
26
23
22
1
Jon Diedrich
Photo by: John Nagel
Mastodon MVB Moves to 3-0 With Win Over Sacred Heart
1/12/2024 9:26:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Jon Diedrich and Mark Frazier recorded 17 kills each to lead Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball to a 3-1 (25-15, 24-26, 25-23, 25-22) win at Sacred Heart on Friday night (Jan. 12).
Seventeen kills for Diedrich and Frazier marked season-highs for both pin hitters. Frazier also had three of the team's seven aces.
From the middle, Bryce Walker and Kaden Fosdick combined for 11 kills on 15 attempts. Walker was 5-0-6 and Fosdick was 6-0-9.
The Mastodons were on fire offensively on Friday, as they finished the match with a .448 hitting percentage. They hit .611 in the first set.
After leading 20-15 in the opening frame, the 'Dons rattled off a 5-0 run to close the set. Diedrich had a kill and an ace in this stretch.
The second set went to Sacred Heart despite the two teams hitting an identical .355. Frazier was nearly perfect in set two, going 6-0-7.
Set three was a back-and-forth affair once Sacred Heart tied the set at 21. The Mastodons went to their two All-MIVA players from a year ago, getting kills from walker and Diedrich to take a 2-1 lead.
The Mastodons charged out to an 8-4 thanks to three blocks in the early portion of the set. SHU went up 14-12, but the two teams were square at 19 later on. From there, a pair of blocks and three kills from Frazier got the 'Dons their third set.
Freshman Andrew Mayer had a season-high eight digs, the most on the team.
Patrick Mucherino had a match-high 20 kills for Sacred Heart, but the 'Dons held him to .111.
Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 3-0 while Sacred Heart falls to 0-2. The Mastodons will continue their road swing with a match at NJIT tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 13) at 7 p.m.
Seventeen kills for Diedrich and Frazier marked season-highs for both pin hitters. Frazier also had three of the team's seven aces.
From the middle, Bryce Walker and Kaden Fosdick combined for 11 kills on 15 attempts. Walker was 5-0-6 and Fosdick was 6-0-9.
The Mastodons were on fire offensively on Friday, as they finished the match with a .448 hitting percentage. They hit .611 in the first set.
After leading 20-15 in the opening frame, the 'Dons rattled off a 5-0 run to close the set. Diedrich had a kill and an ace in this stretch.
The second set went to Sacred Heart despite the two teams hitting an identical .355. Frazier was nearly perfect in set two, going 6-0-7.
Set three was a back-and-forth affair once Sacred Heart tied the set at 21. The Mastodons went to their two All-MIVA players from a year ago, getting kills from walker and Diedrich to take a 2-1 lead.
The Mastodons charged out to an 8-4 thanks to three blocks in the early portion of the set. SHU went up 14-12, but the two teams were square at 19 later on. From there, a pair of blocks and three kills from Frazier got the 'Dons their third set.
Freshman Andrew Mayer had a season-high eight digs, the most on the team.
Patrick Mucherino had a match-high 20 kills for Sacred Heart, but the 'Dons held him to .111.
Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 3-0 while Sacred Heart falls to 0-2. The Mastodons will continue their road swing with a match at NJIT tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 13) at 7 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
SH
Kills
48
52
Errors
9
23
Attempts
87
103
Hitting %
.448
.282
Points
64.5
59.0
Assists
47
50
Aces
7
5
Blocks
9.5
2
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
17
Aces
3
Blocks
4
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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