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Widener Wide 3-3,0-0 Middle Atlantic
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Winner Elizabethtown ETOWN 6-3,0-0 CVC
Widener Wide
3-3,0-0 Middle Atlantic
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Final
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Elizabethtown ETOWN
6-3,0-0 CVC
Winner
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Widener Wide 19 24 25 21 (1)
Elizabethtown ETOWN 25 26 23 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men's Volleyball Falls to Elizabethtown in Four Sets on the Road

The Pride Will Look to Bounce Back in Weekend Tri-Match

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The Pride fail to start their first win streak of the season as they suffer a loss to Elizabethtown College. 

The 1-3 loss moves the Pride down to 3-3 on the season. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

  • Despite the loss, Josh Matchett continued his strong season and put up big numbers. He finished with 30 assists and a season-best seven kills, along with four block assists and two service aces. 

  • Ethan Cox had a solid performance, totaling nine kills and added four block assists. 

  • Christian Wannamaker is beginning to put the conference on notice for rookie of the year considerations. He had nine kills, two assisted blocks, and an assist. 

  • As a team, the Pride out blocked the Bluejays 12-7. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • The Pride started the first set leading 4-2, but the Bluejays picked it up and the teams began trading points. Elizabethtown was able to pull away however, with a 6-2 run that would take the momentum. Widener would lose the set 25-19. 

  • The second set would start similar, with Widener taking a 5-3 lead. A 7-2 run in the set thanks to some good blocking would push the lead further, as the Pride would go up 13-7. Elizabethtown responded by going on 7-1 run of their own followed by a 5-0 run shortly after as they would regain the lead 22-19. The Pride would storm back to tie the match at 24, but two costly errors would hand the set to the Bluejays as they would take a 26-24 loss. 

  • The third set started hot with both teams trading scores. Ethan Cox and Stephen Marquis would get multiple scores early on assists from Matchett. The Pride's 7-2 run would push the lead to 13-11, and a 7-1 run would make it 23-16. Elizabethtown would go on a 7-1 run of their own, but an attack error would win the set 25-23 for Widener. 

  • Up 3-1 in the fourth set, Widener would begin trading scores again with Elizabethtown. Neither team would be able to get a lead until the Bluejays would go on a 8-1 run as the Pride would go down 12-16. The teams would continue to go back and forth, but the a service error would give the set to Elizabethtown as Widener would lose the set and match with a 21-25 loss. 

UP NEXT 

The Pride will travel to Wilkes-Barre where they will play in a Wilkes hosted tri-match. Their opponents will be Wilkes and Wells as the games will take place on Saturday, February 10 at 1:30 and 3:30pm respectively. 

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