Friday, January 6
Honolulu, Hawaii
4 pm
Ball State University
2-0, 2-0ORVI
3
vs
0
Erskine College
0-2, 0-2ORVI
1
2
3
F
Erskine
19
10
15
0
Ball State
25
25
25
3
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Erskine During Second Day Action at Outrigger Invitational
January 07, 2017 | Men's Volleyball
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Ball State men's volleyball team starts the season 2-0 after a dominating victory over Erskine Friday night at the Outrigger Invitational, 3-0.
Freshman Matt Szews had another powerful performance, tying with junior Anthon Lebryk for a team high six kills, along with two block assists and one ace. Lebryk also led the team with seven total blocks.
The opening set had five ties, two lead changes and ended with a final score of 25-19. Ball State had 11 kills, three digs and 10 block assists in the opening set.
The Cardinals easily took the second set with a score of 25-10. Ball State scored the first four points of the set and never trailed. Szews, junior Mitch Weiler and freshman Blake Reardon each tallied two kills. The Cardinals finished the set with a .533 attack percentage.
Ball State ended the Flying Fleet's night winning the final set with a score of 25-15. Lebryk and Reardon recorded three kills in the third set. The winning point came off a kill from redshirt freshman Lemuel Turner assisted by freshman Courtland Scharenborg.
The 15th ranked Cardinals round out their island play tonight when they take on No. 7 Hawaii at midnight Eastern time.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
Freshman Matt Szews had another powerful performance, tying with junior Anthon Lebryk for a team high six kills, along with two block assists and one ace. Lebryk also led the team with seven total blocks.
The opening set had five ties, two lead changes and ended with a final score of 25-19. Ball State had 11 kills, three digs and 10 block assists in the opening set.
The Cardinals easily took the second set with a score of 25-10. Ball State scored the first four points of the set and never trailed. Szews, junior Mitch Weiler and freshman Blake Reardon each tallied two kills. The Cardinals finished the set with a .533 attack percentage.
Ball State ended the Flying Fleet's night winning the final set with a score of 25-15. Lebryk and Reardon recorded three kills in the third set. The winning point came off a kill from redshirt freshman Lemuel Turner assisted by freshman Courtland Scharenborg.
The 15th ranked Cardinals round out their island play tonight when they take on No. 7 Hawaii at midnight Eastern time.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
Team Stats
ERSKINE
BALL
Kills
17
30
Errors
27
10
Attempts
72
59
Hitting %
-.139
.339
Points
23.0
47.5
Assists
16
27
Aces
2
3
Blocks
4.0
14.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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