PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The No. 12 St. John Fisher men's volleyball team outlasted No. 17 New Paltz for a five-set victory on Senior Day Sunday afternoon at Manning and Napier Varsity Gym.
The Cardinals improved to 22-7 overall and 4-2 in the United Volleyball Conference. New Paltz fell to 11-12 (3-3 UVC) with its second consecutive five-set loss.
How It Happened
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The Cardinals struggled in the first set, hitting just .161, but they did enough to prevail 26-24. After falling behind 24-23, Sonepith Keoviengsamay slammed a kill, Ian Rauh recorded a service ace and Griffin Stella and Gavin Newman teamed up for a block to secure the victory.
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The Cardinals slammed 11 kills and hit .529 as they rolled to a 25-15 victory in the second set.
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New Paltz rallied back to force a fifth set with a 25-23 third-set win and a 25-22 fourth-set win.
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The Cardinals regrouped in the fifth set, as they recorded eight kills and hit .571. New Paltz held a 9-7 lead before the Cardinals scored four points in a row to take a two-point lead, 11-9.
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The Cardinals went on a 4-1 run to secure the 15-11 victory after New Paltz cut its deficit to 11-10. Casey Jackson had a pair of kills in the match-ending stretch.
Game Notes
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Keoviengsamay, after slamming a career-high 15 kills and hitting .417 against No. 1 NYU on Saturday, had a team-high 14 kills and hit .478 against New Paltz. He also had a season-high three total blocks.
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Stella recorded 13 kills and logged a team-high .565 hitting percentage. His nine total blocks marked a career-high.
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Rauh had seven kills while hitting .333 to go along with five total blocks.
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Jackson had 10 kills while hitting .300 in the match. He added two block assists.
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Newman amassed 36 assists and two total blocks.
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Jackson and Trace La Robardiere had eight digs apiece.
Up Next
The Cardinals host Nazareth at 7 p.m. on Friday.
