(RV) Men's Volleyball Takes The Opener But Falls In Game Two Against Mount St. Joseph

ALLIANCE, Ohio.—The (RV) Fontbonne University men's volleyball team picked up a split against Mount St. Joseph on Saturday.

Gm1 Final:

Fontbonne 3, Mount St. Joseph 2

(22-25, 25-17, 25-18, 18-25, 15-6)

Set Breakdown:

Set 1: It was back-and-forth play early but the Lions led 18-15 on a Fontbonne attack error and that forced the Griffins to take a timeout.

Out of the short break, the Griffins tried to even the set back up but it was MSJ fending off Fontbonne for the 25-22 win on Elijah Scott's kill.  

Set 2: The Griffins this time around started fast and took a 15-10 lead on Ryan Lively's kill. They expanded it out to 19-13 and cruised to the 25-17 win on Braden Woolsey's kill.

Set 3: The teams were all even, 9-9, on a Fontbonne service error. The Griffins gained some breathing room going on a 4-0 run capped off by Ryan Lively's kill. The Griffins started to pull away leading 21-15 on Nate Paasch's kill and went on for the 25-18 victory.

Set 4: After Fontbonne narrowed the deficit down to 7-6, the Lions went on a 5-0 run leading 12-6 on a block assist from Jason Hascher and Jack Spohn. It was all Lions the rest of the way going on for the 25-18 win to force a fifth and final set.

Set 5: The Griffins put the game away in the fifth early taking a lead on a block assist from Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell and Jacob Hartmann. It was smooth sailing the rest of the way winning 15-6 on Cameron Graves' kill.

Head-to-Head

• Fontbonne finished with 55 kills and a .310 hitting percentage.
• Defensively, the team came away with 47 digs and four solo blocks, three of which were by Braden Woolsey.
• The Lions ended with 49 kills and a .157 hitting percentage.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Ryan Lively led with a team-high 19 kills.
• Braden Woolsey ended with 13 kills and a .522 hitting percentage.
• Cameron Graves collected his first double-double on the year with 12 kills, a .476 hitting percentage, and 10 digs.
• Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell handed out 48 assists.
• Defensively, Nate Paasch led with a season-high 11 digs.

Gm2 Final:

Mount St. Joseph 3, Fontbonne 2

Once stats and final scores become available the story will be updated as soon as possible.

Up Next

The Griffins look to lock up the MCVL Regular Season Title next Saturday when they'll visit Adrian. First-service at 11 a.m.  

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