CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  Charleston men's volleyball followed their historic performance from Friday night with a monumental 3-0 sweep of Princeton University in the Wehrle Innovation Center on Saturday evening, defeating the Tigers for the second time in as many days.

Just the Basics


SCORE         
University of Charleston 3, Princeton University 0 (25-20, 34-32, 25-22)
 
TEAM RECORDS
Charleston (6-1, 2-0 EIVA)
Princeton (1-9, 0-2 EIVA)

How it Happened
 
SET 1
The University of Charleston rolled out to a huge lead over Princeton, using the excitement from last night's victory to take a 21-12 advantage.  The Tigers tried to claw their way back in to the set, narrowing it to 24-20 before the Golden Eagles closed out the opening set on a Greg Luck service error.  UC continued to service at a high level, dishing out 4 aces in the opening set with a pair coming Eugene Stuart.
 
SET 2
UC raced out to a 9-6 in the second set only to their lead erased by four consecutive blocks by the Tigers with George Huhmann a part of three of them, giving Princeton a 10-9 lead.  Trailing 21-15 late in the set, Charleston recaptured the magic to win seven of the next eight points to tie the game at 22-22, getting good work from their middles Stuart and Adriel Roberts.  UC grabbed a pair of points behind Stuart's serve to go up 24-22 only to see the Tigers run off three straight to retake the lead at 25-24.  Charleston and Princeton traded points all the way until 32-32 when UC caught a break on a controversial call and used it to close out the game 34-32 sending the Charleston faithful into a frenzy.
 
SET 3
Charleston and Princeton traded points for much of the first half of the third set before the Tigers started to build a comfortable lead at 14-8 at the midway point.  UC was determined to get out the Innovation Center in three sets, fighting all the way back to tie the set at 19-19 following a kill by senior Ryan Santos.  The Golden Eagles rattled off three more consecutive points on a block by the trio of Santos, Adriel Roberts and Anthony Rivera and a pair of Tiger errors to grab control the final set, leading 22-19. Leading 24-22, Anthony Rivera came up with his final assist of the evening to feed Max Senica for the match clincher and send Princeton back to New Jersey with a straight set loss.
 
UC Match Leaders
 
Kills – Max Senica (10), Eugene Stuart (10)
Assists – Anthony Rivera (16)
Digs – Darrin Depellegrini (8)
Blocks – Eugene Stuart (5), Adriel Roberts (3), Rivera (3)
Aces – Eugene Stuart (3)
 
NOTABLES

 

• UC only won seven sets in their previous 28 EIVA matches before winning six sets this weekend in the two victories over Princeton.  Charleston has sole possession of 1st place of the EIVA for the first time in program history.

 
NEXT UP
Charleston returns to the court on Thursday evening to host Alderson Broaddus University.  First serve with the Battlers is set for 7:00 p.m. in the Wehrle Innovation Center.


 
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