Wednesday, March 1
Muncie, Ind.
7:30 pm
Ball State University
14-4, 6-3MIVA
3
vs
0
Grand Canyon
9-8,5-4MIVA
1
2
3
F
Grand Canyon
21
10
21
0
Ball State
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services
Men’s Volleyball Flies Past Grand Canyon, 3-0
March 01, 2017 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The No. 11 Ball State men's volleyball team returned to Worthen Arena Wednesday night for round one against MIVA foe Grand Canyon. The Cardinals swept the Lopes, 25-21, 25-10, 25-21.
Freshman Matt Szews proved once again to be a dominating force for the Cardinals. Szews led the team with 12 kills and 11 digs. Junior Matt Walsh also made his presence known with a team high 12 total blocks, three solo blocks and nine block assists. Brendan Surane added nine kills while Mitch Weiler tallied seven. Senior Connor Gross had 35 assists.
The Cardinals came out ready to play, scoring the first two points of the match. Ball State then went on a 4-0 run making the score 7-2, causing the Lopes to call an early timeout. In the opening set, Surane led the way with five kills for a .556 hitting percentage. Szews added four kills and four digs while Walsh knocked down four blocks. As a team, Ball State had 15 kills and seven blocks in the set one victory, 25-21.
Set two was all Ball State and too much for Grand Canyon to handle. The Cardinals won the set with a score of 25-10. Ball State had 10 kills while the Lopes were 3/24 in kills. Szews led the set with three kills and Surane, Weiler and Walsh each added two.
The third set was back and forth with nine tied scores and four lead changes, but the Cardinals were able to finish the match with a 25-21 set three victory. Ball State had 15 kills, 15 digs and three blocks in the final set. Szews had five kills, one being the match winner, and a set high seven digs. Gross, Weiler and Alex Pia each knocked down three kills.
"Our guys really understood our game plan tonight," said head coach Joel Walton in a post game interview. "Our defense was in the right place at the right time. We put a lot of pressure on them and did a great job tonight with our blocking."
"Grand Canyon is going to come out again tomorrow night motivated and ready to play us again," added Walton. "We have to come ready and try to not let them get on track."
The Ball State men's volleyball team (14-4, 6-3 MIVA) will look to take down the Lopes once again tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in Worthen Arena.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
Freshman Matt Szews proved once again to be a dominating force for the Cardinals. Szews led the team with 12 kills and 11 digs. Junior Matt Walsh also made his presence known with a team high 12 total blocks, three solo blocks and nine block assists. Brendan Surane added nine kills while Mitch Weiler tallied seven. Senior Connor Gross had 35 assists.
The Cardinals came out ready to play, scoring the first two points of the match. Ball State then went on a 4-0 run making the score 7-2, causing the Lopes to call an early timeout. In the opening set, Surane led the way with five kills for a .556 hitting percentage. Szews added four kills and four digs while Walsh knocked down four blocks. As a team, Ball State had 15 kills and seven blocks in the set one victory, 25-21.
Set two was all Ball State and too much for Grand Canyon to handle. The Cardinals won the set with a score of 25-10. Ball State had 10 kills while the Lopes were 3/24 in kills. Szews led the set with three kills and Surane, Weiler and Walsh each added two.
The third set was back and forth with nine tied scores and four lead changes, but the Cardinals were able to finish the match with a 25-21 set three victory. Ball State had 15 kills, 15 digs and three blocks in the final set. Szews had five kills, one being the match winner, and a set high seven digs. Gross, Weiler and Alex Pia each knocked down three kills.
"Our guys really understood our game plan tonight," said head coach Joel Walton in a post game interview. "Our defense was in the right place at the right time. We put a lot of pressure on them and did a great job tonight with our blocking."
"Grand Canyon is going to come out again tomorrow night motivated and ready to play us again," added Walton. "We have to come ready and try to not let them get on track."
The Ball State men's volleyball team (14-4, 6-3 MIVA) will look to take down the Lopes once again tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in Worthen Arena.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
Team Stats
GCU
BALL
Kills
17
42
Errors
25
17
Attempts
84
98
Hitting %
-.095
.255
Points
29.0
59.0
Assists
15
40
Aces
4
2
Blocks
8.0
15.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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