Flores 23A
2
East. Mennonite EMU 9-9,1-2 CVC
3
Winner Kean Kean 10-7,1-1 CVC
East. Mennonite EMU
9-9,1-2 CVC
2
Final
3
Kean Kean
10-7,1-1 CVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
East. Mennonite EMU 24 23 25 25 11 (2)
Kean Kean 26 25 22 14 15 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men’s Volleyball Defeats EMU in Five to Earn First CVC Victory

UNION, N.J. (3/17/23) – Chris Mitchell tallied 17 kills as the Kean University men's volleyball team earned their first Continental Volleyball Conference victory over Eastern Mennonite University, 3-2 on Friday evening.

Rajheem Meulens totaled 12 kills for the Cougars who improve to 10-7 overall and 1-1 in the CVC. Walter Spurlock, Nate McGhee, and David Ward all notched 13 kills apiece for the Royals who fall to 9-9 overall and 1-2 in the CVC.

First Set 
  • Kean won 26-24.
  • The Cougars hit .182, compared to a .098 percentage for the Royals.
  • Kean rallied from an 18-12 deficit to close on a 14-6 run.
  • Mitchell and Meulens combined for nine kills.
Second Set
  • Kean won 25-23.
  • EMU posted a .200 hitting percentage, compared to a .135 percentage for the Cougars.
  • A back-and-forth set saw both sides trade runs to start.
  • The set saw 10 ties and three lead changes.
  • The Royals committed three errors on the final four points.
  • Maxwell Thompson notched the kill to take the set.
Third Set
  • EMU won 25-22.
  • The Royals posted a .276 hitting percentage, compared to a .206 hitting percentage for the Cougars.
  • The set saw 18 ties and three lead changes.
  • Tied 21-21, EMU closed out on a 5-1 run, including two kills from McGhee.
Fourth Set
  • EMU won 25-14.
  • The Royals hit .320, while the Cougars were held to a -.088 hitting percentage.
  • EMU opened on an 11-2 run and didn't look back as the Royals only committed three errors.
Fifth Set
  • Kean won 15-11.
  • The Cougars hit .222 while holding the Royals to a .077 percentage.
  • Kean jumped out to a quick 8-1 advantage, before extending it to 12-5.
  • EMU notched five straight points to cut the lead to one at 12-11.
  • The Cougars closed out the match with a 3-0 run, behind kills from Thompson and Mitchell.
Inside the Box
  • Andrew DuHaime totaled seven kills.
  • Thompson finished with six kills, five digs, and three block assists.
  • Frankenfield tallied 43 kills, 13 digs, and two kills.
  • Cris Naranjo (13) and Aidan Flinn (10) collected double-digit digs.
 
Head Coach Bez Arslani and the Cougars will return to action tomorrow, hosting a tri-match with Randolph-Macon College and St. Francis-Brooklyn beginning at 12:00 p.m.
 
 
 
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