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Men’s Volleyball Outlasts Lewis in Five Set Thriller
April 01, 2023 | Men's Volleyball
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - It was like Déjà vu tonight against the Flyers but this time the Cardinals came out on top over Lewis, winning the match in five sets at Neil Carey Arena.
At the start of Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) season, Lewis (14-12, 5-7 MIVA) pulled off the five-set thriller over Ball State (16-8, 9-3 MIVA) on Feb. 9 in Worthen Arena. But tonight, the Cardinals were resilient and were able to return the favor.
It was a close match from start to finish, which consisted of 46 ties and 15 lead changes.
Ball State opened tonight's competition taking sets one (25-22) and two (25-19) from Lewis.
The Flyers would fight back to even the score after securing frames three (25-21) and four (25-17), sending the match into an extra period.
In the final set, it was a back-and-forth affair until back-to-back kills from Tinaishe Ndavazocheva gave BSU the upper hand (6-3) over the Flyers.
After that, Ball State continued to remain in control until Lewis knotted the set 11-11.
A Flyer service error, along with a kill from Dyer Ball, put Ball State back on top (14-12).
Ball State was serving for match points and Ndavazocheva came through for the Cardinals with an ace, sealing match point for BSU.
For the match, Kaleb Jenness led the Cardinals with 18 kills along with eight defensive digs. Ndavazocheva rounded out the night with 10 kills and three service aces.
The Ball State men's volleyball team returns home to Worthen Arena for its last two MIVA regular season matches of the year when it hosts Loyola Chicago Thursday at 7 pm ET.
At the start of Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) season, Lewis (14-12, 5-7 MIVA) pulled off the five-set thriller over Ball State (16-8, 9-3 MIVA) on Feb. 9 in Worthen Arena. But tonight, the Cardinals were resilient and were able to return the favor.
It was a close match from start to finish, which consisted of 46 ties and 15 lead changes.
Ball State opened tonight's competition taking sets one (25-22) and two (25-19) from Lewis.
The Flyers would fight back to even the score after securing frames three (25-21) and four (25-17), sending the match into an extra period.
In the final set, it was a back-and-forth affair until back-to-back kills from Tinaishe Ndavazocheva gave BSU the upper hand (6-3) over the Flyers.
After that, Ball State continued to remain in control until Lewis knotted the set 11-11.
A Flyer service error, along with a kill from Dyer Ball, put Ball State back on top (14-12).
Ball State was serving for match points and Ndavazocheva came through for the Cardinals with an ace, sealing match point for BSU.
For the match, Kaleb Jenness led the Cardinals with 18 kills along with eight defensive digs. Ndavazocheva rounded out the night with 10 kills and three service aces.
The Ball State men's volleyball team returns home to Worthen Arena for its last two MIVA regular season matches of the year when it hosts Loyola Chicago Thursday at 7 pm ET.
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