Saturday, February 1
Cambridge, Mass.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
5-2,0-0MIVA
3
at
0
Harvard
2-4,0-0EIVA
1
2
3
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
25
30
3
Harvard
23
22
28
0
Axel Melendez Watts
Photo by: Josh Gales
'Dons Sweep No. 19 Harvard
2/1/2025 8:58:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team won its second game in the Harvard Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 1), this time besting No. 19 Harvard 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 30-28).
The win over No. 19 Harvard is head coach Donny Gleason's first win over a ranked foe as the head coach of the Mastodons.
The match between the Mastodons and Crimson was as tight of a match as you could have, each set seeing a 20-20 tie. Logan Muir and Axel Melendez Watts combined for 31 of the 'Dons 45 kills in the match.
The beginning of the first set held Purdue Fort Wayne's largest lead of the match when the 'Dons found themselves up 10-5. But the Crimson battled back through the set, going on a 7-3 run to force the 20-20 tie late in the set. Melendez Watts and Muir both had two kills in the final 5-3 stretch to win the set. The Mastodons hit .524 in the frame. Both Muir (6-of-6) and Casey Lyons (3-of-3) finished perfect after the set.
Neither team was able to extend past a three-point lead in the second set, holding three lead changes. After the set's 20-20 mark, the 'Dons pulled away with a 5-2 run to finish the second. Muir led all hitters after two sets, with 10 kills on a .563 clip.
The third set echoed the theme of the first two sets, ending up tied at 23 different points. Following the set's 20-20 tie, the contest evened out to 25-25 with Harvard forcing an extended set. The Crimson halted three match points before eventually falling to back-to-back Melendez Watts kills.
Muir finished with a match-high 16 kills on .429. Melendez Watts added 15 kills on .500 to go along with a match-high eight digs. Andrej Polomac assisted on 36 kills.
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home at 5-2, while Harvard falls to 2-4. The 'Dons will begin MIVA play against No. 8 Ball State on Thursday (Feb. 6).
The win over No. 19 Harvard is head coach Donny Gleason's first win over a ranked foe as the head coach of the Mastodons.
The match between the Mastodons and Crimson was as tight of a match as you could have, each set seeing a 20-20 tie. Logan Muir and Axel Melendez Watts combined for 31 of the 'Dons 45 kills in the match.
The beginning of the first set held Purdue Fort Wayne's largest lead of the match when the 'Dons found themselves up 10-5. But the Crimson battled back through the set, going on a 7-3 run to force the 20-20 tie late in the set. Melendez Watts and Muir both had two kills in the final 5-3 stretch to win the set. The Mastodons hit .524 in the frame. Both Muir (6-of-6) and Casey Lyons (3-of-3) finished perfect after the set.
Neither team was able to extend past a three-point lead in the second set, holding three lead changes. After the set's 20-20 mark, the 'Dons pulled away with a 5-2 run to finish the second. Muir led all hitters after two sets, with 10 kills on a .563 clip.
The third set echoed the theme of the first two sets, ending up tied at 23 different points. Following the set's 20-20 tie, the contest evened out to 25-25 with Harvard forcing an extended set. The Crimson halted three match points before eventually falling to back-to-back Melendez Watts kills.
Muir finished with a match-high 16 kills on .429. Melendez Watts added 15 kills on .500 to go along with a match-high eight digs. Andrej Polomac assisted on 36 kills.
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home at 5-2, while Harvard falls to 2-4. The 'Dons will begin MIVA play against No. 8 Ball State on Thursday (Feb. 6).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
HU
Kills
45
34
Errors
14
12
Attempts
79
78
Hitting %
.392
.282
Points
54.0
49.5
Assists
42
31
Aces
3
8
Blocks
6
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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