PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher College men's volleyball team followed up its straight set victory over Hiram College last night with another straight set win over Baruch College on Saturday morning 25-23, 25-19, 25-18. With the win, the Cardinals improve their record to 11-11 overall on the year, while the Bearcats fall to 11-11 overall as well.

Much like the first set yester versus Hiram, one side was not able to grab the early momentum as the teams traded points back and forth. Until at 11-1, Fisher was able to push ahead with a 5-1 run with the help from a Tyler English serving ace and a Joe Kenney kill. Baruch battled back with a run of their own, however Fisher was able to regain control three straight blocks from Paul Hackford, Kenney, and Mike Strumpfler helped the Cardinals to close out set one.

The second set saw Fisher jump out to an early 10-5 lead after a six point run early in the set. Kenney rattled off two aces during the run, while Strumpfler and Matt Broderick each added another block. The Cardinals also put together two three point scoring runs midway through the set eventually pushing their lead to 20-14. Fisher was able to close out the second set to take a 2-0 advantage into the third.

Both squads traded points back and forth till the third set was tied up at seven apiece. Determined for a straight set victory, Fisher rolled out a 6-0 run with two Ben De La Cruz kills and a Kenney service ace.
From there, the Cardinals did not look back jumping out to a 17-10 lead, eventually picking up the straight set victory with a kill from English out of the middle.

Offensively for Fisher, Kenney led the way finishing with 11 kills, while hitting .269 and adding three service aces. De La Cruz notched double digit kills with 10, while English added a season-high seven kills with Strumpfler and Broderick each notching six apiece.

Hackford again led the way from the setter position, putting up a game-high 39 assists with two block solos, four kills, and five digs. David Cerqua posted a game-high 10 digs from the libero position.

The Cardinals are back in action on Saturday, March 24^th at 4 p.m. when the team hosts Elmira College in a United Volleyball Conference matchup, as well as the team's Senior Day.