CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 14 St. John Fisher University men's volleyball team swept No. 20 MIT and Russell Sage on Saturday afternoon at Rockwell Cage to improve to 12-1 overall.
Match 1: No. 14 St. John Fisher 3, No. 20 MIT 0
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The Cardinals took the first set 25-19, the second 25-20 and the third 25-19 in their first United Volleyball Conference match of the season.
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Freshman Coleton Welter led the Cardinals with 10 kills, while senior Ian Rauh had nine and freshman Evan Hernandez tallied five.
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Rauh finished with a .462 hitting percentage, the highest mark on the team (min. five attack attempts). He also recorded a season-high six blocks.
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Senior setter Gavin Newman tallied a match-high 24 assists. He also had three kills and five digs.
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Senior libero Trace La Robardiere led Fisher with a match-high 11 digs.
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The Cardinals had nine blocks in the match, their second-most in a match this season.
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Casey Jackson, Aidan Calhoun and Rauh accounted for all six of Fisher's service aces (two apiece).
Match 2: No. 14 St. John Fisher 3, Russell Sage 0
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The Cardinals won the first set 25-19, the second 25-17 and the third 25-22 for their fourth consecutive match victory.
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Sophomore Sonepith Keoviengsamay led the way for the Cardinals with nine kills, a total that matched his career high. He finished with a .438 hitting percentage and also tallied two blocks and a service ace.
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Senior Tyler Cohen had seven kills; junior Gabe Larobardiere had six while hitting .500.
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Junior Jimmy Roberts recorded five kills and posted a team-high .700 hitting percentage. Sophomore Connor Holmes also tallied five kills.
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Sophomore Guillermo Perez recorded a career-high four service aces.
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Senior Evan Ingerick tallied a match-high 19 assists and 15 digs.
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Ingerick, Holmes and senior Sam Shutt had two blocks apiece.
Up Next
The Cardinals face Elmira College at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, in Elmira, New York.