# Merrimack (3-9,0-0 DI Independent) -VS- # LIU (4-6,0-0 NEC)

Box Score

Merrimack logo
0
vs
LIU logo
3

# Merrimack (3-9,0-0 DI Independent)
-VS-
# LIU (4-6,0-0 NEC)

Team Score By Period
Team 1 2 3
Merrimack Merri 24 15 15
Winner LIU LIU 26 25 25
Date:
2/20/2026
Time:
6:00 pm
Site:
Brooklyn, NY (Steinberg Wellness Center)
Attendance:
201

Match Details

Game Statistics By Set
Set Merrimack LIU
K E TA % K E TA %
Set #1 14 7 36 0.194 11 4 36 0.194
Set #2 8 10 27 -0.074 4 4 15 0.0
Set #3 8 6 38 0.053 13 2 30 0.367
Total 30 23 101 .069 28 10 81 .222
Team Statistical Comparison
Statistic Team Comparison
Merri - LIU
Points
37.0
43.5
Kills
30
28
Aces
4
7
Blocks
3
8
Assists
29
24
Digs
35
41

Game Leaders

Merri - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Birkenbeuel, Dallas (11), Johnson, Jack (8), Tkachev, Max (6)
Aces Tkachev, Max (2), Tidik, Nick (1), Taschner, Blake (1)
Blocks Johnson, Jack (2), Venegas, Nathaniel (2), Tidik, Nick (1)
Assists Taschner, Blake (26), Standage, Kyle (1), Johnson, Jack (1)
Digs Taschner, Blake (7), Birkenbeuel, Dallas (7), Tkachev, Max (7)
LIU - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Vernon, Ike (13), McNellis, Drew (5), Cabinian, Heston (4)
Aces Vernon, Ike (2), McNellis, Drew (1), Spencer, Kale (1)
Blocks McNellis, Drew (4), Kovessy, Kristof (4), Holowecky, Owen (3)
Assists Holowecky, Owen (20), Cabinian, Heston (2), Spencer, Kale (1)
Digs Spencer, Kale (11), Cabinian, Heston (9), Holowecky, Owen (6)

Individual Statistics

Merrimack (3-9,0-0 DI Independent)

Merri - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
23 23 Tidik, Nick 3 2 4 12 -.167 0 0 1 4 1-4 0 1 0 4 0 0 3.5
11 11 Standage, Kyle 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0.0
4 4 Taschner, Blake 3 1 0 1 1.000 26 0 1 2 1-2 0 1 0 7 0 0 2.5
8 8 Johnson, Jack 3 8 3 14 .357 1 0 0 3 0-3 0 2 1 5 0 0 9.0
9 9 Birkenbeuel, Dallas 3 11 5 28 .214 0 0 0 2 0-2 0 0 0 7 0 2 11.0
21 21 Tkachev, Max 3 6 8 35 -.057 1 0 2 3 2-3 0 0 0 7 0 2 8.0
16 16 Venegas, Nathaniel 3 2 3 11 -.091 0 0 0 3 0-3 0 2 0 1 0 1 3.0
13 13 Hoover, Charlie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Totals 30 23 101 .069 29 0 4 18 4-18 0 6 1 35 0 7 37
Merri - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
23 23 Tidik, Nick 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 3.5
11 11 Standage, Kyle 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0.0
4 4 Taschner, Blake 3 0 1 0 7 0 0 2.5
8 8 Johnson, Jack 3 0 2 1 5 0 0 9.0
9 9 Birkenbeuel, Dallas 3 0 0 0 7 0 2 11.0
21 21 Tkachev, Max 3 0 0 0 7 0 2 8.0
16 16 Venegas, Nathaniel 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 3.0
13 13 Hoover, Charlie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Totals 0 6 1 35 0 7 37

LIU (4-6,0-0 NEC)

LIU - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
12 12 McNellis, Drew 3 5 2 9 .333 0 0 1 1 1-1 1 3 0 2 0 0 8.5
11 11 Spencer, Kale 3 2 3 17 -.059 1 0 1 1 1-1 0 1 0 11 0 0 3.5
7 7 Cabinian, Heston 3 4 4 18 .000 2 0 1 3 1-3 0 1 1 9 0 2 5.5
14 14 Holowecky, Owen 3 2 0 5 .400 20 0 1 2 1-2 0 3 1 6 0 0 4.5
8 8 Fuhrman, Slater 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0.0
21 21 Kovessy, Kristof 3 2 0 4 .500 0 0 0 1 0-1 1 3 0 2 0 0 4.5
4 4 Vernon, Ike 3 13 1 28 .429 0 0 2 1 2-1 0 2 2 5 0 0 16.0
9 9 Krapf, Blake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
3 3 Brown, Titus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 28 10 81 .222 24 0 7 10 7-10 2 13 4 41 0 4 43.5
LIU - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
12 12 McNellis, Drew 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 8.5
11 11 Spencer, Kale 3 0 1 0 11 0 0 3.5
7 7 Cabinian, Heston 3 0 1 1 9 0 2 5.5
14 14 Holowecky, Owen 3 0 3 1 6 0 0 4.5
8 8 Fuhrman, Slater 3 0 0 0 6 0 2 0.0
21 21 Kovessy, Kristof 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 4.5
4 4 Vernon, Ike 3 0 2 2 5 0 0 16.0
9 9 Krapf, Blake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
3 3 Brown, Titus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 2 13 4 41 0 4 43.5

Play By Play

Set #1 Plays

Set #1 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score LIU - Play Description
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen). 1 LIU 0
Merri 1 Merrimack 1 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Tkachev, Max). 2 LIU 1
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 3 LIU 1
Merri 3 Merrimack 2 [Taschner, Blake] Service error.
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake). 4 LIU 2
Merri 4 Merrimack 3 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Service error. 5 LIU 3
Merri 5 Merrimack 4 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Service error.
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 6 LIU 4
Merri 6 Merrimack 5 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Cabinian, Heston (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Service error. 7 LIU 5
Merri 7 Merrimack 6 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Kovessy, Kristof] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 8 LIU 6
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Johnson, Jack). 9 LIU 6
Merri 9 Merrimack 7 [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 9 Merrimack 8 [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Vernon, Ike. 10 LIU 8
Merri 10 Merrimack 9 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 10 Merrimack 10 [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 10 Merrimack 11 [Spencer, Kale] Service ace (Team).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 11 LIU 11
Merri 11 Merrimack 12 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 12 LIU 12
Merri 12 Merrimack 13 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Service error.
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Service error. 13 LIU 13
Merri 13 Merrimack 14 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
LIU 13 Merrimack 15 [Cabinian, Heston] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 14 LIU 15
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Service ace (Fuhrman, Slater). 15 LIU 15
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas. 16 LIU 15
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Attack error by Spencer, Kale (block by Tidik, Nick; Taschner, Blake). 17 LIU 15
Merri 17 Merrimack 16 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Kovessy, Kristof (from Holowecky, Owen).
-- LIU subs: Krapf, Blake.
LIU 17 Merrimack 17 [Krapf, Blake] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU [Krapf, Blake] Service error. 18 LIU 17
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Service ace (Cabinian, Heston). 19 LIU 17
Merri 19 Merrimack 18 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
LIU 19 Merrimack 19 [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 19 Merrimack 20 [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (block by McNellis, Drew; Vernon, Ike).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 20 LIU 20
Merri 20 Merrimack 21 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Cabinian, Heston (block by Venegas, Nathaniel; Johnson, Jack). 21 LIU 21
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 22 LIU 21
Merri 22 Merrimack 22 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 22 Merrimack 23 [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Kovessy, Kristof.
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 23 LIU 23
-- Merri subs: Hoover, Charles.
Merri 23 Merrimack 24 [Hoover, Charles] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Birkenbeuel, Dallas).
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Cabinian, Heston (from Spencer, Kale). 24 LIU 24
Merri 24 Merrimack 25 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 24 Merrimack 26 [Cabinian, Heston] Kill by Holowecky, Owen (from Taschner, Blake).

Set #2 Plays

Set #2 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score LIU - Play Description
-- LIU subs: Krapf, Blake.
-- Merri subs: Hoover, Charles.
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Service error. 1 LIU 0
Merri 1 Merrimack 1 [Taschner, Blake] Service error.
LIU 1 Merrimack 2 [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 2 LIU 2
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Cabinian, Heston (block by Venegas, Nathaniel; Johnson, Jack). 3 LIU 2
Merri 3 Merrimack 3 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Cabinian, Heston. 4 LIU 3
Merri 4 Merrimack 4 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Service error.
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake). 5 LIU 4
Merri 5 Merrimack 5 [Johnson, Jack] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Kovessy, Kristof; Holowecky, Owen; Cabinian, Heston).
LIU 5 Merrimack 6 [Cabinian, Heston] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Holowecky, Owen; Kovessy, Kristof).
LIU 5 Merrimack 7 [Cabinian, Heston] Service ace (Birkenbeuel, Dallas).
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 6 LIU 7
Merri 6 Merrimack 8 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
LIU 6 Merrimack 9 [Kovessy, Kristof] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (block by Spencer, Kale; McNellis, Drew).
LIU 6 Merrimack 10 [Kovessy, Kristof] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 6 Merrimack 11 [Kovessy, Kristof] Kill by Spencer, Kale (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Kovessy, Kristof] Attack error by Spencer, Kale (from Holowecky, Owen). 7 LIU 11
Merri 7 Merrimack 12 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by McNellis, Drew (from Vernon, Ike). 8 LIU 12
Merri 8 Merrimack 13 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Vernon, Ike. 9 LIU 13
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Standage, Kyle). 10 LIU 13
Merri 10 Merrimack 14 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 10 Merrimack 15 [McNellis, Drew] Service ace (Tkachev, Max).
LIU 10 Merrimack 16 [McNellis, Drew] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake). 11 LIU 16
-- Merri subs: Hoover, Charles.
Merri 11 Merrimack 17 [Hoover, Charles] Service error.
LIU 11 Merrimack 18 [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Kovessy, Kristof; Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 11 Merrimack 19 [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Cabinian, Heston (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Johnson, Jack.
LIU 11 Merrimack 20 [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 11 Merrimack 21 [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (block by Kovessy, Kristof).
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen). 12 LIU 21
Merri 12 Merrimack 22 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Holowecky, Owen. 13 LIU 22
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Service ace (Cabinian, Heston). 14 LIU 22
Merri 14 Merrimack 23 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
LIU [Kovessy, Kristof] Service error. 15 LIU 23
Merri 15 Merrimack 24 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 15 Merrimack 25 [Holowecky, Owen] Service ace (Tkachev, Max).

Set #3 Plays

Set #3 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score LIU - Play Description
-- Merri subs: Hoover, Charles.
Merri 0 Merrimack 1 [Taschner, Blake] Attack error by Venegas, Nathaniel (block by McNellis, Drew).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 1 LIU 1
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 2 LIU 1
Merri 2 Merrimack 2 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Spencer, Kale (from Cabinian, Heston).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 3 LIU 2
Merri 3 Merrimack 3 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 4 LIU 3
Merri 4 Merrimack 4 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Cabinian, Heston (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 4 Merrimack 5 [Vernon, Ike] Service ace (Standage, Kyle).
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Cabinian, Heston (from Spencer, Kale). 5 LIU 5
Merri 5 Merrimack 6 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Holowecky, Owen (from Cabinian, Heston).
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Service error. 6 LIU 6
Merri 6 Merrimack 7 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Kovessy, Kristof] Attack error by Spencer, Kale (from Cabinian, Heston). 7 LIU 7
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Service ace (Fuhrman, Slater). 8 LIU 7
Merri 8 Merrimack 8 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 8 Merrimack 9 [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by McNellis, Drew.
LIU 8 Merrimack 10 [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Standage, Kyle).
LIU 8 Merrimack 11 [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 8 Merrimack 12 [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Spencer, Kale).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 9 LIU 12
Merri 9 Merrimack 13 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 9 Merrimack 14 [Spencer, Kale] Kill by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 9 Merrimack 15 [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by McNellis, Drew; Vernon, Ike).
LIU 9 Merrimack 16 [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Tkachev, Max.
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Service error. 10 LIU 16
Merri 10 Merrimack 17 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake). 11 LIU 17
Merri 11 Merrimack 18 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
LIU 11 Merrimack 19 [Vernon, Ike] Service ace (Birkenbeuel, Dallas).
LIU 11 Merrimack 20 [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Cabinian, Heston (from Fuhrman, Slater).
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 12 LIU 20
Merri 12 Merrimack 21 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Service error. 13 LIU 21
Merri 13 Merrimack 22 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
-- LIU subs: Brown, Titus.
LIU 13 Merrimack 23 [Brown, Titus] Service ace (Venegas, Nathaniel).
LIU [Brown, Titus] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 14 LIU 23
Merri 14 Merrimack 24 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Service error. 15 LIU 24
Merri 15 Merrimack 25 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Standage, Kyle).