Union, N.J. (3/18/23) – The Kean University men's volleyball team earned a key win in CVC play with a 3-2 victory over visiting Randolph-Macon College while falling to St. Francis College Brooklyn in the nightcap, 3-0.
Kean (11-7, 2-1 CVC) 3, Randolph-Macon (9-12, 1-4 CVC) 1
The Yellow Jackets took the first set 25-17
Kean battled to take set two, 32-30
Another nail biter as the Cougars claim set three, 25-23
Randolph-Macon ties things up after set four, 25-19
Kean takes the match with a 15-12 fifth set
RMC had their best offensive numbers in set one (17 kills, .324%)
Kean had their best offensive numbers in set five (8 kills, .389%)
Kean was led by Chris Mitchell (16 kills), Rajheem Meulens (12 kills), Maxwell Thompson (7 blocks) and Jack Freese (8 kills, 6 blocks).
Randolph-Macon was led by Kolby Gibson (24 kills, 4 blocks, 13 digs) and Kody Rogan (55 assists).
St. Francis Brooklyn 3 (8-9), Kean 0 (11-8)
The Terriers picked up the straight set win (25-18, 25-20, 25-14).
St. Francis hit over .400 in all three sets (.417, .412, .478)
The Terriers were led by Patrick Rogers (14 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks) and Bartek Zielinski (12 kills, 3 blocks).
Kean was led Mitchell (7 kills) and Brandon Millias (4 kills, 11 assists, 1 ace).
UP NEXT:
Kean hosts Rutgers-Newark in NJAC action on Wednesday evening.