PITTSFORD, N.Y. (February 24, 2019) – Junior
Jonathan Frenzel registered a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage, issuing 10 kills on 10 swings, as the No. 2 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team swept St. John Fisher (25-15, 25-19, 25-19) in Sunday morning's United Volleyball Conference match at Manning & Napier Varsity Gym.
Junior
David Lehman and sophomore
Jack Bittker each added 9 nine kills as the Ducks extended their winning streak to 10 for a 13-1 overall record and a perfect 4-0 in the UVC.
The Cardinals were led by Matt Broderick with a match-high 11 kills. St. John Fisher falls to 13-4 on the year and 2-1 in conference action.
Volleys and Points
- Three attack errors by Fisher gave the Ducks an early lead in the first set.
- Andres Ramirez set down a pass from Paul Hackford to put the Cardinals on the board.
- A Fisher attack error followed by one kill apiece from senior Dylan DeBoer and Bittker along with an ace from freshman Jack Fyda gave Stevens a 16-8 lead.
- The Cardinals ended the run with a kill from Josh Bigford and an ace by Kevin Cahill.
- Stevens scored four-straight after three errors by Fisher and an kill from senior Cooper Diamond.
- DeBoer set down a pass from senior Jacob Patterson to end the first set.
- After trading points, the Ducks took a 7-6 lead after three errors by the Cardinals to begin the second set.
- Fisher took a 10-8 lead after Josh Bigford delivered three kills in a row.
- A Fisher attack error followed by a kill from DeBoer tied the set at 10.
- Stevens went on a 6-0 run that consisted of two kills from both Bittker and Frenzel plus two errors by the Cardinals.
- Stevens committed an attack error before Broderick and Mike Strumpfler block an attempt by Bittker to bring Fisher within two.
- Two attack errors and a Lehman kill gave the Ducks a 21-16 lead.
- Bittker issued a kill to give Stevens the second-set victory.
- The Ducks started the final set with a 3-2 lead after kills from Diamond and sophomore Ryan Byrne before Frenzel and Byrne blocked a Fisher attempt.
- Two kills from Broderick and two aces by Hackford allowed the Cardinals to take an 8-6 lead.
- Frenzel and Bittker issued blocks while Bittker blocked an attempt to put Stevens back up.
- Back-to-back kills from Broderick and Strumpfler gave Fisher a one point advantage before Lehman set down a pass from junior Grant Burden to tie the set.
- The teams continued to trade points before the Ducks collected five unanswered points that consisted of three aces and a kill from Bittker and a block by Diamond and Lehman to put Stevens up 22-18.
Match Point
- An attack error by the Cardinals gave Stevens the final point of the match.
Inside the Numbers
- Today's match marks the second time this season Frenzel has finished with a perfect hitting percentage. The Rossmoor, California native delivered seven kills on seven attempts in Stevens' 3-0 win over Baruch on Feb. 9th.
- Bittker tallied match-highs of three aces and six digs.
- Lehman hit a season-best .615.
- Hackford led all players with 33 assists.
- The Ducks outhit Fisher .487 to .209.
- Stevens registered a season-low six errors.
- Strumpfler led the Cardinals with a .571 hitting percentage.
Up Next
- No. 2 Men's Volleyball heads to NYU on Wednesday, Feb. 27 for a UVC matchup at 7 P.M.
- Live stats and video links at StevensDucks.com.
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