Tigerville, South Carolina – The #10 Pepperdine men’s volleyball team ended a two-game road series with a four-set win over North Greenville on Friday night at Hays Gymnasium.
After the Waves (14-5) won a close first set 27-25, the Crusaders (7-7) fought back with a 25-23 set to tie the game overall. Pepperdine then went to work, winning his next two sets 25-19.
Cole Ketrzynski He dominated offensively, hitting a career-high in kills and a season-best 24 smashes at .477. It was the third time this season that the Wave reached the 20-kill mark, and Ketocinski had accomplished the feat once before this year. ryan burnett. In addition, in this game, the team was led by three aces, scoring 29.5 points, which exceeded the team's highest single-game score record this season. alex mukerji She recorded a season-high 10 kills on 19 error-free swings and achieved double-digit hits.
Defensively, three Waves recorded double-digit digs. trey cole for 12 peopleth He scored 14 points this season. Ryan Graves recorded his first career double-double with 46 assists and 13 goals, while Barnett also scored 10 goals.
big waves
Cole Ketrzynski (Toronto, Ontario, Canada): 24 kills, .477 batting average, 3 aces, 5 blocks.
alex mukerji (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada): 10 kills, .526 batting average, 1 ace, 1 block.
Ryan Graves (Irvine, Calif.): 46 assists, 13 digs, 1 ace, 1 block.
ryan burnett (Long Island, NY): 9 kills, 10 digs, 3 blocks.
trey cole (Long Island, New York): 14 drilling
martin de chavarria (Palma de Mallorca, Spain): 4 kills, 5 blocks
Akin Akinwumi (Rancho Palos Verdes, California): 6 kills, 2 blocks (1 solo)
andersen fuller (Manlius, NY): 4 digs, 3 blocks, 2 kills.
James Eadie (Newport Beach, California): 4 blocks (1 solo), 2 digs.
Waves vs. Crusaders
For the fourth straight year, Pepperdine led their opponents offensively, posting 57 kills on a high overall batting average of .344 and allowing just 43 kills on a .174. It's 12th This season, the Waves batted over .300. This team also leads on the service line, hitting five aces to the Crusaders' four, albeit by a close margin. Pepperdine dominated defensively as well, totaling 13.0 blocks and 47 digs to NGU's 9.0 blocks and 42 digs.
Attack with Pepperdine set
Setting the KE TA percentage
1 17 4 34 .382
2 12 7 30 .167
3 14 2 34 .353
4 14 1 27 .481
TTL 57 14 125 .344
Attack with a set of NGUs
Setting the KE TA percentage
1 16 5 34 .324
2 11 7 29 .138
3 7 5 34 .059
4 9 5 24 .167
TTL 43 22 121 .174
every play
The Crusaders got off to a strong start, taking advantage of the home team advantage, building a 5-2 lead to start the game. However, after falling behind 8-5, the Waves started to come back and had two blocks. martin de chavarria with either Cole Ketrzynski or Akin Akinwumi The score narrowed to 9-9. Both teams traded points until they reached 17 points, then the other got a kill. ryan burnett Block collaboration with Barnett James Eadie He advanced his team by two points. However, NGU quickly closed the gap and took a two-point lead at 23-21. A trio of kills from Akinwumi, De Chavarria, and Ketotsisunki then closed the gap and put the Waves back in the lead at 24-23. The opponent held off two set points, but Ketocinski's two goals gave Pepperdine a 27-25 victory.
The second set was similarly close, with early smashes from Barnett and Ketrzynski keeping the lead at seven points. North Greenville had several chances in the immediate aftermath, building a four-point lead at 13-9. Blocks from de Chavarria and Ketocinski and two kills by Ketocinski tied the score again at 16-16. Their opponent was able to extend their lead to three points at 22-19 late in the set, but the Waves made several mistakes right after to tie the score at 22 points. Both teams narrowed the gap until the end of the set, but NGU won 25-23, tying the overall score at one apiece.
It looked like the third set would be a similar story, with both teams trading points en route to a 15-15 tie, but a 5-0 run by the Waves gave Pepperdine the momentum back and Ketrzynski scored two more kills. . andersen fuller Forming a block with Ketczynski, Ryan Graves He made an ace and took a 20-15 lead. The Crusaders fought back with a few points, but the Waves continued to dominate with multiple kills from their opponents. alex mukerji Ketocinski then hit the final smash of the set to make it 25-19.
The Waves stayed calm in the fourth set, taking an early 4-2 lead with a quick kill and a service ace from Ketocinski. Mulkarji hit a few smashes to keep things going on his way to staying on top with a 12-10 advantage. NGU tied the set at 14-all, but more kills from Mulkarji and Barnett put Pepperdine ahead by four points, 19-15. In the second half action, Mulkarji connected with Fuller on a block and another kill to put the Waves in a comfortable position at 22-17. Ketoshishunki hit his third ace of the night to bring his team one step closer, but a mistake in the attack over the net put his team within one step. Fuller and Barnett performed the final honors on behalf of Malibu Roofing Company, winning the final set 25-19 to seal a four-set victory.
next
Next week, the Waves return home to host USC on March 14th and Concordia on March 16th at Firestone Fieldhouse.
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