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Saint Vincent College

MVB vs PS-Altoona, 2-6
3
Winner PS-Altoona ALTOONA 3-4
0
Saint Vincent SVC 0-5
Winner
PS-Altoona ALTOONA
3-4
3
Final
0
Saint Vincent SVC
0-5
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
PS-Altoona ALTOONA 25 25 25 (3)
Saint Vincent SVC 17 16 21 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Saint Vincent drops home match


The Saint Vincent College men's volleyball team welcomed Penn State-Altoona for an NCAA Division III men's volleyball match. The Bearcats fell 3-0 to the Lions. Saint Vincent falls to 0-5 on the year while Penn State-Altoona moves to 3-4.

Altoona opened the first set on a 6-2 run. The Bearcats pulled within two (6-4) but the Lions went back up by four (9-5). This pattern continued until Altoona won nine of the final 12 points to win the set, 25-17.

In the second set, it was SVC that jumped out to the early lead, 4-3. The Lions responded with six-straight points to gain a 9-4 edge. Saint Vincent pulled within three after a kill from Collin Neville but the visitors reopened its lead to five. The Bearcats cut the deficit back to three (13-10) but Altoona began to expanded its lead by outscoring SVC 11-6 the remainder of the set to win, 25-16.

The third began similarly to the first with the Lions taking a 5-2 lead. Saint Vincent stayed 2-3 points behind Altoona until a 6-1 run by the hosts including two kills from Mitchell Niderstros gave SVC a 12-11 lead. The Lions answered by winning five of the next six points to regain the lead, 16-13. The Bearcats cut the deficit to two (17-15) but another 5-1 run by Altoona gave it a six-point advantage (22-16).

Saint Vincent later won three-straight to come within three (23-20) but the Lions closed out the set by winning two of the final three points. Altoona claimed the third set, 25-21 and the match, 3-0.

Niderstros led SVC with 12 kills along with six digs. Matthew Furrer finished the evening with 18 assists while Gage McCracken led the defense with nine digs.

Saint Vincent travels to Erie, Pennsylvania for a tri-match against Penn State-Behrend and Mount St. Joseph. The first match is against Penn State-Behrend at 11 a.m.

 
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