PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher men's volleyball team improved to 5-0 on Friday night, outlasting Buffalo State in five sets before sweeping Wittenberg at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym. 

Match 1: St. John Fisher 3, Buffalo State 2

• The Cardinals lost the first two sets 25-18 and 25-23 before ripping off three victories. The Cardinals won the third set 25-13, the fourth 25-21 and the fifth 15-12. 

• Graduate senior Griffin Stella led the Cardinals with 16 kills, a career-high. He hit an impressive .727 in the match. 

• Junior Casey Jackson slammed a career-high 14 kills and hit .609. Senior Ian Rauh tallied 10 kills. 

• Freshman Evan Hernandez tallied a match-high three service aces. 

• Senior setter Gavin Newman tallied 47 kills, one shy of his career-high. He also had four total blocks. 

Match 2: St. John Fisher 3, Wittenberg 0

• The Cardinals staved off the Tigers 29-27 in the first set before commanding the rest of the match. They won the second set 25-16 and the third 25-18 to complete their third sweep of the season. 

• Newman amassed six service aces and had 28 assists. 

• Graduate senior Jake Baker led Fisher with 11 kills and hit over .526. 

• Stella tallied five more kills and logged a .455 hitting percentage. 

• Rauh had nine kills and hit .357, while Gabe La Robardiere tallied seven kills and hit .308. Rauh also had three solo blocks and one assisted block. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face Penn State Behrend at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym.