Saints Upset Kean to Advance in CVC Tournament

Saints Upset Kean to Advance in CVC Tournament

STORY COURTESY OF MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

 

All season has led to this for the Saints, the CVC Tournament. After Marymount's win against Kean University, they advance to the tournament semi-final round.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Marymount as a whole out-performed Kean in points, aces, and blocks. 
  • The team kill leader tonight was Esteban Jauregui accounted for 19 of the Saints kills. 
  • Diego Pena was able to claim two aces throughout the sets.
  • Seth Richards dominated at the net with seven blocks, having his teammate Luke Pogue not far behind him with five.
  • On top of aces, Diego Pena led the team in assists, racking up 21. 
  • Carter Gresham stood out on the court, accounting for 12 digs.
  • Marymount came out serving, winning set one 25-22.
  • After scraping by with their three-point victory in set one, the Saints were unable to keep up with Kean in set two. 
  • Kean claimed set two with a score of 25-16.
  • Despite the loss in set two, Marymount put their game faces on and won set three and four back-to-back.
  • The Saints claimed set three with a score of 25-23, showing another hard-fought set.
  • In set four, the Saints did not cut it as close and secured a 25-19 lead.
  • With three sets won, the Saints have punched their tickets to the CVC semi-finals match-up.

UP NEXT

  • The Saints await a time and location for their next game in the CVC (Continental Volleyball Conference) Tournament.
  • This next game is on April 11th for the Saints, so stay tuned for all the information!