PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher College men's volleyball team cruised past Hiram College on Friday night in straight sets 25-22, 25-14. 25-17. With the victory, the Cardinals improve to 10-11 overall on the year, while the Terriers fall to 4-18 overall.

The first set of the game saw both teams trading points back and forth with no side being able to grab the early momentum. Fisher was able to put a three point run together in order to take an 18-15 lead off of a Joe Kenney kill. The Cardinals were able to keep a three-point lead throughout the remainder of the set to take a 1-0 lead. Kenney led the way in the first set with five kills.

Fisher was able to jump out to a 5-0 lead to start the second set, as Matt Broderick was able to serve five straight notching one ace. The Cardinals kept the offense going eventually pushing their lead to 18-10. Mike Strumpfler was able to rattle of a three point serving run that included two consecutive aces. A huge solo block by Ben De La Cruz proved to be a difference maker that helped keep the momentum on the Cardinal side of the court. Setter Paul Hackford and Broderick kept their connection going to finish off set two on a 5-1 run.

Back and forth action started the third set much like it did in the first. Both teams were knotted up at 11 apiece, until Tyler English started a five point run from the service line that pushed the Cardinals ahead 17-12 in the final set. Along with English's serves Kenney added another two kills to his total. Fisher was able to maintain control and finish off the Terriers with two kills monster kills from De La Cruz.

Fisher's offense throughout the match proved to be the dominating factor as the Cardinals finish the match with a .267 hitting percentage, with a .321 percentage in the deciding third set. As a team, the Cardinals also finished with the advantage at the net, out-blocking Hiram in the match 7-1.

Kenney led the way offensively for Fisher finishing with nine kills to go along with two aces, two digs, and a .375 hitting percentage. De La Cruz also hit over .300 finishing at .333 with eight kills and three block solos. Broderick added seven kills, while Strumpfler and English added four and three respectively.

Hackford finished the match with a game-high 28 assists, while defensively David Cerqua led the way finishing with a game-high 13 digs.

The Cardinals are back in action on Saturday when the team hosts Baruch College for another non-league matchup scheduled to start at 11 a.m. inside Manning and Napier Gymnasium.