CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Wilson College men's volleyball team hosted their first home match this evening against the Chargers of Lancaster Bible College. The Phoenix (0-2, 0-0 CSAC) were defeated by the Chargers (6-3, 0-0 NEAC) by a score of three sets to nil, with set scores of 25-11. 25-13, and 25-10.
How It Happened: Wilson kept things close early on in the first set, trading points with Lancaster Bible. The Chargers then started a six-point run that pushed them in front, 9-2. The Phoenix pulled within six points of their opponents, but Lancaster Bible closed out the first set by a final score of 25-11.
In the second set, Wilson continued to keep things close early. This time they were able to come within two points, 6-4, before the Chargers jumped on an 8-2 run. The run was ended with a Phoenix kill from junior
Shae Cardenas (Torrance, CA., West Los Angeles CC), set up by senior
Oliver Perry (London, England, Okanagan Secondary). Later in the set,
Cardenas gathered another kill, this time set up by junior
Andrew Hetzer (Chambersburg, PA., Cumberland Valley Christian). Despite a late rally from Wilson, Lancaster Bible went on to take the second by a score of 25-13.
The Chargers opened up the final set on another 8-2 run before
Perry ended the run with a kill set up from
Hetzer. Even with a valiant effort from the Phoenix, Lancaster Bible took the final set by a score of 25-10.
Inside the Box Score: Wilson finished the match with 11 kills on 47 attempts against 16 errors while their opponents finished with 24 kills on 45 attempts against 45 attempts.
Cardenas led the team with four kills and seven digs on the match. Freshman
Saria Alshaikhali (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Hayfield High School) tallied three kills and
Hetzer totaled two.
Perry finished with a team-high six assists,
Hetzer added three assists, and sophomore
Noah Wickenheiser (Cresco, PA, Notre Dame) finished with four digs.
Up Next: The Wilson College men's volleyball team will travel to take on Neumann University (0-0) on Saturday, March 20, at 1:00 pm.
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