Charleston, W.Va – The UC Men's Volleyball team opened up EIVA play this weekend with conference opponent St. Francis College of Brooklyn. The Golden Eagles took the first match to five sets eventually losing but taking the second match in straight sets.
The Basics Match 1
Location: H. Bernard Wehrle Arena – Charleston, W. Va
Score: UC – 2 SFCB - 3
Records: Charleston (1-2, 0-1 EIVA) St. Francis (3-1, 1-0 EIVA)
How It Happened
The Golden Eagles would play their first conference match of the year and unfortunately lose in 5 sets. After taking the first set handily by a score of 25-14 UC dropped the second set 25-22. The close second set saw UC hit just .129 while St. Francis hit .323.
The third set saw Charleston easily take by a score of 25-20 after taking five of the last six points from the Terriers.
They then dropped the next two sets by a score of 25-20 and 15-11. The short fifth set was forced by the Terriers who tallied 12 kills to UC's nine in the fourth set.
In the final set Charleston had took four straight points to put the score at 5-3. After a few errors by the Golden Eagles, St. Francis took a 12-9 lead and closed the set with three of the next five points.
The Basics Match 2
Location: H. Bernard Wehrle Arena – Charleston, W. Va
Score: UC – 3 SFCB - 0
Records: Charleston (2-2, 1-1 EIVA) St. Francis (3-2, 1-1 EIVA)
How It Happened
The Saturday night matchup saw the Golden Eagles fare much better than Friday night. The Golden Eagles took three straight set from St. Francis.
The first set was tight with UC barely holding on for a 25-23 victory. Back to back attack errors from the Terriers gave UC a one point cushion and then a service error gave the Golden Eagles the win in set one.
The second set saw Charleston win another hard fought battle. UC took a 22-20 lead late in the set before a service error and another kill from Outside Andrea Lacianese tied the score at 22. Kills by Nathan Cartier, Jake Vorburger and and a Terrier attack error gave UC a 25-22 win and a two set to none lead.
The final set was all Golden Eagles as Luke Reynold's squad handily defeated the Terriers 25-16. A big momentum swing in the middle of the set when UC was down 9-8. Charleston steadied the ship and took seven the next eight points to take a 13-10 lead. From there it was just about staying focused and coming out with the win. The match would ultimately end on a kill by 6'8" Jake Vorburger with the assist coming from Diego Villafane.
UP NEXT
Volleyball returns to action on Friday against Fort Valley State at 7 p.m. inside Wehrle Arena in Innovation Center in Charleston, WV.
