CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Wilson College men's volleyball team was in action today as they hosted the Highlanders of Cairn University. The Phoenix (2-6, 0-4 NEAC) were defeated by the Highlanders (8-10, 4-1 CSAC) in a fantastic match by a score of three sets to none with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, and 27-25.
How it Happened: Cairn started the first set on a 5-0 run before Wilson stormed back a tied it up on a 5-0 run of their own. Senior
Ian Firestone (York, Pa., York Suburban) and sophomore
Andrew Hetzer (Chambersburg, PA., Cumberland Valley Christian) led the attack with one kill each. Later on in the set, with the score knotted at 16, the Phoenix started a 4-1 run that put them in front, 20-17. This time senior
Oliver Perry (London, England, Okanagan Secondary) led the charge with a kill while freshman
Samuel Worthen (Guelph, Ontario, Centennial Collegiate Vocational Inst.) tallied an ace. The Highlanders closed out the set on an 8-2 run as they took the first set by a score of 25-22.
In the second, both teams started by trading points back and forth until Wilson jumped ahead, 7-6. Cairn then started a 9-2 run that flipped the score in their favor, 15-9. The Highlanders would extend their lead to 21-12 before Wilson started to make a stand and attempted to rally back. The Phoenix could not complete the comeback as they would drop the second set by a score of 25-16.
In the final set, both teams started out by trading points, again, before Cairn took the slight lead at 5-4. Wilson then jumped on a 6-1 run that put them ahead, 10-6. Senior
Dan Perry (London, England, Okanagan Secondary) racked up two aces during the run while his brother,
Oliver Perry, added a kill. The Highlanders started chipping away at the lead and eventually tied up the set up at 16 apiece. Both teams would not let up as they battled back and forth throughout the set. The Phoenix quickly jumped out in front, 21-19, but Cairn battled back and jumped ahead, 24-22. Wilson rallied again and took the lead back, 25-24, but the Highlanders closed the set out on a 3-0 run; as the Phoenix would go on the be defeated, 27-25.
Inside the Box Score: The Phoenix finished with 19 kills on 91 attempts against 24 errors for a hitting percentage of -.055. Cairn tallied 33 kills on 93 attempts against 23 errors, giving them a hitting percentage of .108.
Firestone led the attack with eight kills, eight assists, and four digs while
Oliver Perry added seven kills, eight assists, and 11 digs. Wilson also finished with eight aces as
Dan Perry and freshman
Juan Lamy (Clarksburg, MD, Living Grace Christian School) finished with two each while four others added one apiece.
Up Next: The men's volleyball team will be back in action on Friday, March 13, where they host the Wolves of Keuka College (6-8, 3-1 NEAC) in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play at 6:00 pm.
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