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St. John Fisher University Athletics

Guillermo Perez
Ella Savoca
3
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 9-6, 1-2
0
Houghton HOUGHTON 4-13, 3-2
Winner
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
9-6, 1-2
3
Final
0
Houghton HOUGHTON
4-13, 3-2
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 25 25 25 (3)
Houghton HOUGHTON 10 10 16 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Mike Hogan, Athletics Communications Coordinator

Men's Volleyball Crushes Houghton

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Junior middle blocker Guillermo Perez smashed nine kills while hitting .500 and had two block assists for 10 total points to lead the St. John Fisher men's volleyball team to a non-league sweep (25-10, 25-10, 25-16) on Tuesday night. 

The Cardinals improved to 9-6 overall with the victory, their fifth in their last six matches, while Houghton dropped to 4-13. Fisher has swept Houghton in each of the last three seasons. 

How It Happened 

St. John Fisher opened the first set on a 15-5 run and never let up en route to a 15-point victory, 25-10. Freshman outside Avery Kielbasinski led the Cardinals' offense with four kills, while senior setter Tyler Cohen and junior middle blocker Connor Holmes had three apiece. Fisher had seven service aces in the frame, with six of them coming from senior outside hitter Gabe La Robardiere.

The Cardinals continued to steamroll the Highlanders in the second set, slamming 15 kills while logging a .650 hitting percentage in another 25-10 win. Senior outside hitter Casey Jackson and sophomore outside hitter Coleton Welter had four kills apiece. Perez and senior outside hitter Jimmy Roberts finished the set with three each. 

Perez added five more kills to his line in the final set as the Cardinals wrapped up the swift sweep with a 25-16 victory. Freshmen outside hitters Dylan Leong and Giancarlo Martinez each joined in on the fun with four kills apiece. 

The Cardinals hit over .300 and had 12 or more kills in each set, including 18 in the final stanza. 

Match Notes

  • The Cardinals pounded 45 kills and hit .418 as a team, their second-highest hitting percentage in a match this season. 

  • Fisher's 45 kills matched its third-highest total ever in a three-set match. 

  • La Robardiere set a career high with his six service aces, tied for the seventh-most by a Fisher player in a three-set match. 

  • Perez matched his career high with his nine kills. 

  • Cohen stuffed the stat sheet with 27 assists, six digs, three kills, three block assists and a service ace. 

  • Six players had at least four kills for the Cardinals. 

  • Junior Nick Tarataglia recorded a career-high six digs. 

Up Next

The Cardinals return to United Volleyball Conference play on Saturday with a road match against Hobart.

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