Friday, January 10
Muncie, Ind.
7:00 PM
Ball State University
1-0,0-0MIVA
3
vs
0
Belmont Abbey
1-1,0-0Conference Carolinas
1
2
3
F
Belmont Abbey
21
20
17
0
Ball St.
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
BAC
BSU
Kills
21
30
Errors
22
19
Attempts
71
83
Hitting %
-.014
.133
Points
34
47.5
Assists
20
28
Aces
4
8
Blocks
9
9.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
3
Blocks
5
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Volleyball
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/ Men's Volleyball
Egharevba Leads Cardinals to Season Opening Sweep of Belmont Abbey
January 10, 2020 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. – Led by a stellar performance from sophomore Felix Egharevba, the Ball State University men's volleyball team opened its 2020 campaign in dominant fashion Friday night with a 3-0 sweep of Belmont Abbey in front of its home crowd at Worthen Arena.
TEAM RECORDS
Ball State started the season off 1-0 with the win while Belmont Abbey fell to 1-1 for the year.
IMPACT PERFORMANCE
Egharevba led the Cardinals in hitting percentage (.857), service aces (3) and blocks (5) in the season opener. The middle attacker also added six kills and a dig to his stat line for the night.
STAT LEADERS
Kills- Blake Reardon and Matt Szews (7)
Aces- Egharevba (3)
Blocks- Egharevba (5)
Assists- Quinn Isaacson (23)
Digs- Nick LaVanchy (6)
SET-BY-SET SUMMARY
Set One (BSU 25, BAC 20)- Ball State went on a 3-0 run on five separate occasions during the first set. Kaleb Jenness put down the set-clinching kill to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead in the match.
Set Two (BSU 25, BAC 20)- After BSU raced out to a 7-2 lead in the second set, Belmont Abbey came storming back and claimed a 14-12 advantage. After the Cardinals called timeout and substituted in Ben Chinnici, they went on a 6-1 run to reclaim a 18-15 lead. A 5-0 run would eventually give BSU a decisive 2-0 lead in the match.
Set Three (BSU 25, BAC 17)- The Crusaders claimed an early two-point advantage in the match's final set, but the Cardinals scored six straight points early on to grab a four-point lead of their own. Ball State never looked back and went on to close out the match on an Isaacson service ace.
NOTES AND QUOTES
-"I thought there were times we were very good defensively tonight. The service pressure we put on them was excellent. We went through and looked at our team's play the last three years, and the thing we found was we win the majority of the time when we served more aces. Overall it was a good performance, but we will look to clean everything up moving forward." – Head coach Joel Walton
-Freshman Wil McPhillips made his Ball State debut and finished with two kills and four blocks.
-With the victory, coach Walton earned his 392nd all-time win. He needs just eight more to reach 400 for his career.
-Szews recorded two service aces on the night and is now just five short of the school record set by Nick Meyer (111).
-Ball State won all three replay reviews in the match. Two challenges were initiated by Belmont Abbey, and one by Ball State.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals face a quick turnaround with a match against Queens on Saturday night. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and a live stream will be available via BallStateSports.com.
For all the latest on Ball State men's volleyball, follow @BallStateMVB on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
TEAM RECORDS
Ball State started the season off 1-0 with the win while Belmont Abbey fell to 1-1 for the year.
IMPACT PERFORMANCE
Egharevba led the Cardinals in hitting percentage (.857), service aces (3) and blocks (5) in the season opener. The middle attacker also added six kills and a dig to his stat line for the night.
STAT LEADERS
Kills- Blake Reardon and Matt Szews (7)
Aces- Egharevba (3)
Blocks- Egharevba (5)
Assists- Quinn Isaacson (23)
Digs- Nick LaVanchy (6)
SET-BY-SET SUMMARY
Set One (BSU 25, BAC 20)- Ball State went on a 3-0 run on five separate occasions during the first set. Kaleb Jenness put down the set-clinching kill to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead in the match.
Set Two (BSU 25, BAC 20)- After BSU raced out to a 7-2 lead in the second set, Belmont Abbey came storming back and claimed a 14-12 advantage. After the Cardinals called timeout and substituted in Ben Chinnici, they went on a 6-1 run to reclaim a 18-15 lead. A 5-0 run would eventually give BSU a decisive 2-0 lead in the match.
Set Three (BSU 25, BAC 17)- The Crusaders claimed an early two-point advantage in the match's final set, but the Cardinals scored six straight points early on to grab a four-point lead of their own. Ball State never looked back and went on to close out the match on an Isaacson service ace.
NOTES AND QUOTES
-"I thought there were times we were very good defensively tonight. The service pressure we put on them was excellent. We went through and looked at our team's play the last three years, and the thing we found was we win the majority of the time when we served more aces. Overall it was a good performance, but we will look to clean everything up moving forward." – Head coach Joel Walton
-Freshman Wil McPhillips made his Ball State debut and finished with two kills and four blocks.
-With the victory, coach Walton earned his 392nd all-time win. He needs just eight more to reach 400 for his career.
-Szews recorded two service aces on the night and is now just five short of the school record set by Nick Meyer (111).
-Ball State won all three replay reviews in the match. Two challenges were initiated by Belmont Abbey, and one by Ball State.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals face a quick turnaround with a match against Queens on Saturday night. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and a live stream will be available via BallStateSports.com.
For all the latest on Ball State men's volleyball, follow @BallStateMVB on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
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