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St. John Fisher University Athletics

MVB
1
Hobart HOBART 18-6, 1-4
3
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 18-6, 3-1
Hobart HOBART
18-6, 1-4
1
Final
3
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
18-6, 3-1
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hobart HOBART 17 19 25 25 (1)
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 25 25 18 27 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

No. 12 Men's Volleyball Takes Down No. 14 Hobart In Four Sets

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Graduate senior Griffin Stella tied his career high with 16 kills to lead the No. 12 St. John Fisher men's volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over No. 14 Hobart on Friday night at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym. 

The Cardinals, 18-6 overall, improved to 3-1 in United Volleyball Conference play with the victory, their third straight over the Statesmen. Hobart fell to 18-6 overall and 1-4 in the UVC with its fourth consecutive conference loss. 

How It Happened 

  • The Cardinals won the first set 25-17 and the second 25-19. They dropped the third set 25-19 before finishing the match victory with a 27-25 win in the fourth set. 

  • The Cardinals took control of the first set with a four-point run to take a 14-6 lead. Senior Ian Rauh had two service aces in that stretch. 

  • Fisher and Hobart went back and forth for most of the second set. The Cardinals, behind three kills from Sonepith Keoviengsamay, took control late, using a 5-1 run to take a 20-16 lead. 

  • The Cardinals finished off the 25-19 second-set win with another 5-1 run. Freshman Coleton Welter had both of his kills in that stretch. 

  • Hobart controlled the third set from start to finish, hitting .467 with 16 kills. Andrew Kim had seven of his 22 total kills in that set. 

  • The Cardinals hit .486 and amassed 18 kills in the fourth set, during which they overcame a three-point deficit (16-13). Rauh led the Cardinals with six kills in that frame, while Stella had five. 

Match Notes

  • Stella slammed 16 kills for the third time this season to tie his career high. He logged a .538 hitting percentage. 

  • Rauh finished with 11 kills and hit .600. 

  • Junior Gabe La Robardiere had six kills, including four in the fourth set, and hit .545. 

  •  Keoviengsamay amassed nine kills and hit .429. 

  • Stella and Rauh each recorded two blocks. 

  • Senior setter Gavin Newman recorded 40 assists. 

  • Senior libero Trace La Robardiere had 11 digs. 

  • The Cardinals slammed 53 kills and hit .417 as a team. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face SUNY Poly and Emmanuel College at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday in Utica, New York.


 
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