CHESTER, Pa . - The Widener University men's volleyball team battled hard but fell to both Arcadia and Randolph-Macon in a pair of matches on Saturday afternoon at the Schwartz Athletic Center.
Arcadia won in straight sets against the Pride, 25-19, 25-23, 25-20, in their MAC match to open the day. In the second match, the Pride won its first set against Randolph-Macon, 27-25, but lost the following three sets, 27-25, 25-18, 25-19.
The Pride are now 1-3 on the season and 0-1 in MAC play.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST ARCADIA
- The Pride holster tough and remained within six points in each set by relying on their defense. The Blue and Gold tallied eight blocks, with Carter Tran and Dylan Beer coming up with three apiece.
- The Pride had their best chance to win a game in the second set, as they rallied from a 19-14 deficit to tie the game at 23 before the Knights scored the final two points in the set. Beer had a kill and an ace, and Tran had one solo block and one assisted block during the Pride's 9-4 run.
- Josh Matchett totaled 20 assists to highlight the Pride's offense.
- Matthew Christ paced the Pride with seven kills.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST RANDOLPH-MACON
- With the match tied at 25, the Pride won a thrilling opening set after earning a point on a Yellow Jackets' service error and Beer and Christ combining on a block on a Randolph-Macon attack for the final point.
- Unfortunately, the Pride was on the wrong end of a 27-25 decision in the second set. After Beer tied the game at 25 on a kill, the Yellow Jackets took the lead on a kill of their own and scored off a Widener attack error to tie the match.
- Christ led the Pride with a career-high 17 kills. Tran came up with eight and Beer had six in the defeat.
- Matchett led the Pride with 34 assists.
- Cole Nagle tallied 12 digs to head the defense.
UP NEXT
Widener will host Cairn University on Wednesday night in non-conference action. Match is set for 7 p.m.
