Byrne
1
Marymount University MM 8-11
3
Winner Stevens Tech STEVENS 16-2
Marymount University MM
8-11
1
Final
3
Stevens Tech STEVENS
16-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Marymount University MM 20 31 19 19 (1)
Stevens Tech STEVENS 25 29 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Stevens Athletic Communications

No. 4 Men’s Volleyball Bests Marymount in Four Sets

Four players registered double-digit kills for the Ducks as they defeated Marymount 3-1.

READING, Pa. (March 8, 2019)  – Junior Grant Burden registered a career-high 54 assists as the No. 4 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team topped Marymount University in four sets (25-20, 29-31, 25-19, 25-19) in a non-conference match Friday evening at Jack McCloskey Court. 

Sophomore Ryan Byrne delivered a career-best 18 kills while junior David Lehman added 17 kills for the Ducks, who improved to 16-2 on the year.

Marymount was led by Sam Safley with 16 kills and Ervin Harrell with 11. The Saints fell to 8-11 this season. 

Volleys and Points
  • Harrell issued a kill to give Marymount the first point of the match. 
  • Senior Cooper Diamond answered by setting down a pass from Burden. 
  • Marymount earned a one-point lead following a kill by James Knight and a block from Harrell and Evan Flesher.
  • The Ducks took a 9-6 lead after two errors by the Saints and one kill apiece from Lehman and sophomore Jack Bittker. 
  • A 5-0 run by Stevens that was led by three kills from Byrne gave the Ducks a 16-9 advantage. 
  • Junior Jonathan Frenzel delivered back-to-back aces that put Stevens up 20-13.
  • The Saints tried to claw back, scoring their next five points on kills, but the Ducks had already created too much of a distance and Byrne ended the set after putting down a pass from Burden. 
  • Diamond set down a pass from Burden to open the second set. 
  • Following a kill by Harrell, an error by Stevens and a block by Joseph Zanelotti, the Saints took a four-point lead. 
  • Diamond collected two blocks, one with Lehman and one with Bittker, prior to Marymount committing to errors to tie the set at nine. 
  • Sam Safley issued three consecutive kills to put Marymount up by three. 
  • The Ducks brough themselves back within one point after two kills from Bittker and an additional from Byrne. 
  • After an attack error by Stevens, Diamond, Byrne and Bittker each tallied a kill to give the Ducks a one-point edge. 
  • Harrell answered with two kills prior to teammate James Knight setting down a pass and an error by the Ducks, giving Marymount a 23-20 lead. 
  • Stevens was able to take a 25-24 lead following a kill from Byrne, a Saints error and a block by Byrne and Frenzel. 
  • Marymount tied the set at 29 after a kill by Remington Shahan, who then issued another kill before the Ducks committed an error, allowing the Saints to win the second set. 
  • The Saints jumped on a 6-3 lead to begin the third set when Knight set down a pass before blocking an attempt by Byrne with Flesher. 
  • Stevens took a one-point lead after freshman Stedman van Arsdale and Bittker each collected a kill before a Marymount error and a block by Bittker. 
  • Marymount was able to come within one point following a Safley kill and a block by Flesher and Knight. 
  • Bittker and Lehman delivered kills prior to Lehman and Diamond blocking an attempt by Harrell to take a 22-17 lead. 
  • Flesher and Harrell each tallied a kill, but an error by Marymount gave the Ducks the 25th point of the third set. 
  • After the teams traded points to begin the final set, Diamond set down a pass from Burden before blocking an attempt by Knight with Byrne and Lehman, giving Stevens a 10-8 lead. 
  • The Saints brought themselves within one point when Flesher and Safley each issued a kill. 
  • The Ducks went on a 6-0 run that included three kills from Lehman and one kill apiece from Byrne, Bittker and Diamond to give Stevens the 22-16 advantage. 

Match Point
  • Diamond set down a pass from Burden to earn the final point of the match. 

Inside the Numbers
  • Both teams recorded a hitting percentage of .481 in the first set. 
  • Overall, the Ducks outhit the Saints .302 to .262.
  • Each team recorded nine blocks.
  • Stevens edged Marymount in digs, 44-43.
  • Senior Joshua Hinton tallied a career-high 16 digs. 
  • Diamond collected a match-high seven blocks, while adding a .500 hitting percentage after issuing 11 kills.  

Unsung Hero
  • Bittker finished just shy of a double-double with his 15 kills and nine digs performance. The Penfield, New York native added three blocks and an ace to end the night. 

Up Next
  • No. 4 men's volleyball returns to the Jack McCloskey Court tomorrow, March 9, to take on Alvernia University at 10 A.M. before facing Hiram College at 2 P.M.
  • Live stats and video links available at StevensDucks.com.

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