UNION, N.J. (1/28/23) – Jack Freese finished with 12 kills and no errors as the Kean University men's volleyball team were swept 3-0 in their home opener by #13 NYU on Saturday afternoon.
Ryan Li totaled 22 assists, six kills, and four digs for the Violets who improve to 2-1 overall.
Luke Frankenfield totaled 10 kills, nine assists and eight digs for the Cougars who fall to 0-2 overall.
Set One
- NYU hit .259 compared to a .042 hitting percentage for the Cougars.
- Kean opened on a 10-4 run and extended their lead to 14-12.
- NYU closed the set on a 10-6 run.
- Frankenfield notched three kills on eight swings.
- Lucas Osiecki tallied four kills on six swings for the Violets.
Set Two
- NYU posted a match high .464 hitting percentage.
- Kean posted a match high .242 hitting percentage.
- The Violets opened on a 10-5 run, before extending their lead to 20-14 before a Cougar timeout.
- Freese recorded five kills on seven swings, while Frankenfield added another three.
- Li, Buddy Cohen, Ry Kagan and Jerry Fang all tallied no errors.
Set Three
- NYU posted a .118 hitting percentage
- Kean posted a .100 hitting percentage.
- Neither side held larger than a three-point lead through the set.
- The Violets put together a 5-1 run for match point at 24-19.
- The Cougars earned four straight points on a service error and three attack errors to pull within one at 24-23.
- Gautham Dasari put away the match with an assist from his bother Sachin
- Frankenfield added three more kills to his total, while Chris Mitchell and Stephen Reynolds both tallied three apiece.
Head Coach
Bez Arslani and the Cougars will return to action in Jersey City, N.J. on Saturday Feb. 4
th for a tri-match with the College at Old Westbury and NJCU beginning at 11:00 a.m.
