CHESTER, Pa. – The Widener University men's volleyball team bested its program record for aces in a single match as the Pride toppled the Rosemont Ravens 25-7, 25-12, 25-14 on Thursday night. The Blue and Gold improves to 2-0 on the season.
 
MATCH NOTES

• Widener posted 23 aces for the match, nine better than its previous record of 14, set against York (N.Y.) last year.
• Alex Arnow set an individual Pride record with eight aces. He also added five kills.
• Wil Cacciatore had eight kills and seven aces, adding three digs. He hit .429 in the contest.
• Josh Matchett led Widener with 20 assists.
• Dylan Beer found his way onto the stat sheet with three kills and three aces.
• Nine different players recorded a kill in the match. Six had a dig and six had an ace.
• Dom Johnson led the defense with two blocks.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first set, WU seized control early, ripping off 14 consecutive points on Cacciatore's serve.
• The Pride went up 8-0 in the second and never led by less than seven the remainder of the set.
• Leading 9-5 in the third, Arnow went on serve and promptly delivered five consecutive aces a part of a 9-0 run.

 
UP NEXT
Widener is back in action on Wednesday, February 5 when it hosts NJCU at 7:00 p.m.