PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher College men's volleyball team took to the court for the second and final day of the inaugural Cardinal Classic on Saturday for two matches versus D"Youville College and Endicott College. To start the day, the Cardinals defeated the Spartans in four sets 16-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21 and then fell in their second match to Endicott 23-25, 18-25, 15-25. Fisher now sits at 3-1 overall, while D'Youville fell to 1-2 and Endicott improved to 3-0 on the season.
 
After dropping the first set, Fisher battled back and took the next three sets in a back-and-forth match against the Spartans. The Cardinals took advantage at the net finishing with eight total blocks compared to the Spartans four.
 
Paul Hackford picked up right where he left off from Friday night, finishing with a game-high 16 kills, a .394 hitting percentage, 17 assists, and six block assists. Senior Joe Kenney put away nine kills, while Avery Terroso provided a much needed spark off the bench notching eight kills in the match. Mike Strumpfler and Kevin Cahil each provided five kills apiece.
 
Freshman David Cerqua led the way defensively finishing with nine digs, while Quinn Magiera led in the assists category with a game-high 27.
 
In the Cardinals second match of the day, the Gulls managed to pull away after a very hard fought first set. The Cardinals were able to cut the Endicott lead to 24-23 after being down 23-19 with the help from two consecutive blocks from Ben De La Cruz and Cahil.
 
Kenney led the way offensively this time out for Fisher finishing with eight kills and seven digs, while Strumpfler added six kills and two blocks. Hackford and De La Cruz each pitched in five kills as well. Cerqua capped off a stellar defensive weekend with another 8 digs and Magiera notched a team-high 13 assists.
 
The Cardinals are back in action next weekend as they travel to Hiram, Ohio for a total of three matches. The first coming on Friday January 26^th at 8 p.m. as they take on Wittenberg University, followed by one at 12 p.m. on Saturday versus Hiram College and again at 2 p.m. versus Penn State Behrend.