ORANGEBURG, NY – The Merrimack College men's volleyball team pulled out a three sets to zero victory on the road over Dominican University.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 3, Dominican 0
Records: Dominican (2-5),
Merrimack (2-4)
How It Happened
Merrimack was coming off a ferocious thriller against the number two ranked Lopes of Grand Canyon University. A much needed win was in store for Ray Lewis' squad. The Warriors quickly jumped out to a lead in the first set and never fell behind after that point. They would go on to win the first at 25-22.
The second set was a much different story. The Chargers jumped out to a lead, and we're up until late in the second set. Dominican led 22 to 18 before a furious 7 to 0 run for the Warriors to close out set two, 25 to 22 behind some great kills from
Kai Vogel,
Logan Whitaker, and
Nick Tidik.
The Warriors would look to close things out in the third set and they would do just that. Merrimack dominated the Chargers winning the third set 25 to 15 with
Nick Tidik putting the icing on the cake with a kill to send the Warriors into the night victorious.
Notes and Numbers
- Logan Whitaker had himself a day with 14 kills and three digs
- Kyle Standage continued his monster defensive campaign with a 13 dig, four assist outing
- Isaiah Vogel was all over the place with seven kills, eight digs, and three service aces
Up Next
Merrimack will take on NJIT on Sunday February 4th to close out their week.
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