HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The No. 13 St. John Fisher men's volleyball team (14-2, 2-0 UVC) split its doubleheader at the Juniata Eagles Invite on Saturday, sweeping Nichols before falling to No. 6 Juniata 3-0 to complete a three-match road weekend.
Match 1: St. John Fisher 3, Nichols 0
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Freshman Evan Hernandez slammed a career-high 16 kills and hit .600 as Fisher beat Nichols 25-19, 25-21 and 25-23. Fellow freshman Coleton Welter had seven kills, and senior Ian Rauh had six while hitting .455.
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Senior Evan Ingerick, junior Casey Jackson, Rauh and Welter recorded service aces for the Cardinals.
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Ingerick led the Cardinals with a match-high 31 assists, his second-most in a match this season.
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Sophomore Guillermo Perez tallied three blocks, tying his career high. Hernandez had two.
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Senior libero Trace La Robardiere recorded a match-high eight digs. He also amassed three assists.
Match 2: St. John Fisher 0, No. 6 Juniata 3
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No. 6 Juniata won the first set 25-16, the second 25-20 and the third 25-13. Juniata had .566 as a team and tallied 39 kills to Fisher's 24.
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Graduate senior Griffin Stella led the way for Fisher, recording eight kills while logging a .636 hitting percentage. He also had three blocks, a match-high.
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Jackson had four kills and hit .600; Rauh finished with five kills.
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Senior setter Gavin Newman had 20 assists and one service ace.
Up Next
The Cardinals face No. 3 Vassar at noon next Friday, March 1, in Poughkeepsie, New York.
