UNION, N.J. (2/28/15) – The No. 1 Kean University men's volleyball team ran its unbeaten streak to 18 sets with a pair of Skyline Conference sweeps over New Jersey City University and the Sage Colleges on Saturday. Kean is now 16-0 and 4-0 in the conference.

In what was a clash of first-place teams in the opening match of the day, the Cougars staked its claim as top dog in the Skyline with a dominant 25-15, 25-17, 25-14 sweep of NJCU. Both clubs came into the match undefeated in Skyline play.

Kean bullied the Gothic Knights throughout the three-set match, with 13 service aces and eight blocks. Senior Bez Arslani had four aces and two blocks to go with his five kills.

Freshman Jacob Kauffman led the Cougars with 11 kills. He hit .409 in the match, bested only by Kean middles Kyle Farley and Tommy Rosario, who put it down at a rate of .625 and .417, respectively, with 13 combined kills.

Setter Ron Dunn was generous with his 37 assists; Ed Jedziniak had nine kills in the match too. Overall, Kean hit .346 as a team. John Cunningham led the team with eight digs.

Against the Gators Kean was similarly successful in a 25-16, 25-13, 25-20 sweep. Five players – Cunningham, Farley, Shady Taylor, Kauffman and Jared Warner – hit .667 or better in the match against Sage.

Andrew Bliss also had a good afternoon, and had eight kills on 10 swings in the second set. Bill Fischer had four kills in each of the three sets against Sage for a total of 12.

The Cougars notched 14 aces in the second match; Arslani had four in the first set alone. It was never close as Kean sided out on two-thirds of its opportunities in the match.

The top-ranked Cougars will head to SUNY New Paltz for a matchup with the fourth-ranked Hawks on Wednesday at 7 p.m.