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No. 8 Men’s Volleyball Wraps Up Two-Match Weekend with Another Sweep
January 28, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State men's volleyball team (4-2) wrapped up its two-match home weekend with another 3-0 sweep. This time it was over Sacred Heart (1-4) Saturday night in Worthen Arena.
Senior Kaleb Jenness led the Cardinals offensively with 14 kills off 24 attempts for an impressive .500 hitting percentage. Defensively, sophomore Vanis Buckholz turned in a solid performance with eight blocks.
As a team, the Cardinals used a balanced offense that allowed Ball State to hit .456 from the floor. But one of the key pieces again tonight for Ball State was its defense as the Cardinals held the Pioneers to a .092 attack percentage.
Ball State cruised past Sacred Heart by a score of 25-11 in tonight's opening set. Set two was a bit more challenging as the Pioneers began to warm up offensively but the Cardinals remained in control and took frame two, 25-16.
The third a final set allowed the Pioneers to give the Cardinals a run for their money as Sacred Heart kept the score close. Ball State began to pull away late in the frame (22-18) after a kill from freshman Keau Thompson. The Cardinals carried their momentum the remainder of the way taking the third set 25-21 and was able to seal tonight's victory.
The No. 8 Ball State men's volleyball team continues its eight-match homestand Thursday, Feb. 2 when it hosts No. 12 BYU in Worthen Arena at 7 p.m. ET.
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Senior Kaleb Jenness led the Cardinals offensively with 14 kills off 24 attempts for an impressive .500 hitting percentage. Defensively, sophomore Vanis Buckholz turned in a solid performance with eight blocks.
Check out ?@CoachDonanCruz? post game interview after tonight's win over Sacred Heart??#ChirpChirp x #WeFly pic.twitter.com/fFoOGc6650
— BSU Men's Volleyball (@BallStateMVB) January 28, 2023
As a team, the Cardinals used a balanced offense that allowed Ball State to hit .456 from the floor. But one of the key pieces again tonight for Ball State was its defense as the Cardinals held the Pioneers to a .092 attack percentage.
Ball State cruised past Sacred Heart by a score of 25-11 in tonight's opening set. Set two was a bit more challenging as the Pioneers began to warm up offensively but the Cardinals remained in control and took frame two, 25-16.
The third a final set allowed the Pioneers to give the Cardinals a run for their money as Sacred Heart kept the score close. Ball State began to pull away late in the frame (22-18) after a kill from freshman Keau Thompson. The Cardinals carried their momentum the remainder of the way taking the third set 25-21 and was able to seal tonight's victory.
The No. 8 Ball State men's volleyball team continues its eight-match homestand Thursday, Feb. 2 when it hosts No. 12 BYU in Worthen Arena at 7 p.m. ET.
pm ET.
Team Stats
SH
BSU
Kills
29
33
Errors
22
7
Attempts
76
57
Hitting %
.092
.456
Points
31
48.5
Assists
25
30
Aces
1
2
Blocks
1
13.5
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
8
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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