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Winner Widener Wide 3-9,3-9 Middle Atlantic
0
Wilkes Wilkes 0-8,0-8 Middle Atlantic
Winner
Widener Wide
3-9,3-9 Middle Atlantic
3
Final
0
Wilkes Wilkes
0-8,0-8 Middle Atlantic
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Widener Wide 25 25 25 (3)
Wilkes Wilkes 13 16 15 (0)
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Winner Widener Wide 4-9,4-9 Middle Atlantic
2
Wilkes Wilkes 0-9,0-9 Middle Atlantic
Winner
Widener Wide
4-9,4-9 Middle Atlantic
3
Final
2
Wilkes Wilkes
0-9,0-9 Middle Atlantic
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Widener Wide 25 22 26 25 15 (3)
Wilkes Wilkes 13 25 28 18 12 (2)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Tran Leads Offense For @WidenerMVB In Doubleheader Sweep At Wilkes

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Carter Tran led a powerful offensive attack as the Widener University men's volleyball team continued its hot streak with a sweep of a doubleheader at Wilkes on Saturday.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Tran led all players for the Pride on the day with 24 kills. He also totaled 18 digs and two blocks.
  • Matt Blaum had 15 kills, 33 digs, and four aces in the twinbill.
  • Ethan Cox posted 12 kills, four aces, nine blocks, and hit .308.
  • Josh Matchett delivered 55 assists.
 
MATCH ONE NOTES (25-13, 25-16, 25-15)
  • Tran topped the team with 10 kills and hit .304. He added defensive support with seven digs.
  • Blaum had seven kills, hit .375 and posted a career-high 17 digs.
  • Matchett was the primary facilitator with 26 assists, adding six kills against just one error in 10 swings.
  • Dylan Beer and Cox each had four blocks. Beer added 10 digs.
  • As a team, Widener hit .333 for the match and was never seriously challenged in any of the three sets.
 
MATCH TWO NOTES (25-13, 22-25, 26-28, 25-18, 15-12)
  • Tran once again led the team in kills, this time with 14. He also had 11 digs for his first career double-double.
  • Beer recorded 10 kills and hit .348.
  • Matchett had his second double-double of the season with 29 assists and 11 digs.
  • Blaum and Matt Lambert led the Pride with 16 digs each.
  • Widener hit a blistering .571 in a first set romp. The second and third sets were tight, but Wilkes came away with both, winning the third in extra points, taking a 2-1 lead in the match.
  • Undaunted, the Blue and Gold used a 6-0 run midway through the fourth set to go up 13-10. The Pride never trailed the rest of the way, winning six of the final seven points to close the frame and set up a deciding game.
  • In the fifth, Widener found itself down 11-9. From there, the first year trio of Tran, Cox, and Nick Poulson took over. The triumvirate accounted for all six of the remaining points; one on a kill by Cox, two on successful swings by Poulson, a combined block from Cox and Poulson, and two kills and a service ace from Tran with the ace finishing the match.
 
UP NEXT
Widener remains on the road, traveling to Misericordia on Wednesday, March 31. Opening serve is set for 7:00 p.m.
 
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