Bennett Heydorn
Dave Janosz
3
Winner Stevens Stev 23-4,8-0 Middle Atlantic
0
Hood Hood 5-22,0-8 Middle Atlantic
Winner
Stevens Stev
23-4,8-0 Middle Atlantic
3
Final
0
Hood Hood
5-22,0-8 Middle Atlantic
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Stevens Stev 25 25 25 (3)
Hood Hood 15 12 9 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

No. 4 Men's Volleyball Clinches Top Seed in MAC Championship With Sweep of Hood

Ducks will host semifinal match on April 10

FREDERICK, MD. – The No. 4 Stevens Institute of Technology men's volleyball team wrapped a fourth straight undefeated Middle Atlantic Conference season with a sweep of Hood College Thursday evening.
 
The Ducks won 25-15, 25-12, 25-9, clinching the No. 1 seed in the MAC Championship next week.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
With the opening set tied at four, three Cade Allen service aces keyed a 6-0 run for the Ducks. Two Greg Li kills and a myriad of Hood service errors kept Stevens (23-4, 8-0 MAC) comfortably in front, the Blazers unable to close the margin under four points. With the Red and Gray up 23-15, back-to-back Bennett Heydorn service aces closed out the frame.
 
Hood took the first two points of the second set, but another Heydorn service ace and three Hood errors put the Ducks up 4-2. At 5-3, two Titus Rodz kills in a span of four points pushed the lead to 8-4. With the four-point cushion holding at 10-6, four Hood errors over a seven-point stretch put the Red and Gray up 17-6. The Ducks answered a three-point run from Hood with two of their own, extending the margin to 23-10, eventually closing out the set with a Rodz kill and Tyler Christensen service ace.
 
Kills from Allen and Rodz, a Heydorn service ace, and Hood service error gave the Ducks the first four points of the third set. The teams traded the next eight points, Stevens maintaining an 8-4 lead, before reeling off eight straight; Christensen notched three service aces during the run. Hood got two points back, but kills from Li and Rodz extended the Red and Gray cushion to 20-6. Kills from Heydorn, Allen, Rodz, and a Hood attack error closed out the set, the sweep, and the Ducks' 47th straight conference win.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Rodz notched a season-high eight kills on nine swings, posting an .889 hitting percentage.
  • Heydorn finished with a season-high six service aces, nearly matching his season total of seven coming into the night.
  • Christensen finished with four service aces, giving him 10 in his last three matches after totaling five in his first 19 matches of the season.
UP NEXT
The Ducks will host a MAC Championship semifinal match at Canavan Arena against a to-be-determined opponent on Thursday, April 10.

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