Match Stats
- Sacred Heart def. Princeton 3-1, (18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-18)
- Sacred Heart improves to 11-3, 4-2 EIVA
- Princeton falls to 6-7, 4-2 EIVA
- Hosted by Sacred Heart
- Match results
Press Release
Courtesy of Sacred Heart Athletics
The Sacred Heart men’s volleyball team took down the top ranked Princeton 3-1. The Pioneers hit a minor speed bump, dropping the opening set, but regrouped to rattle off three straight sets and dethrone the Tigers. The Pioneers now improve to 4-2 in the EIVA and as they prepare for Harvard next weekend in the Pitt Center, March 3rd.
SET 1-
The Pioneers were off to a slow start as they found themselves trailliing 13-8, but after two blocking errors from the Tigers, the Pioneers closed the gap. The Tigers would then go on a 4-1 run as the gap proved to be too much for Sacred Heart as Princeton took set 1 25-18. Emerson Waumans led the team with six kills, as Doug Dzema picked up a solo block and a block assist.
SET 2-
The Pioneers regrouped quickly as the team would jump to a 7-4 lead after a couple of Tiger errors. A big kill from Taylor Bloomquist would keep SHU in the lead at the 10-7 mark. The Tigers would tie the game up 14-14, but the Pioneers kept their heads in the game, and took the second set 25-22.
SET 3-
After Picking up the second set, the Pioneers had no looks of backing down. The game was tied up 12-12 thanks to a Christopher DeLucie ace. The Tigers took a one point lead, but a Taylor Bloomquist kill would tie the game up 21-21. The Pioneers kept their cool and picked up a 25-22 win.
SET 4-
Each team exchanged points back and forth, till Bloomquist serving led to a big 5-1 run, and SHU took a 16-12 lead. The Pioneers saw light at the end of the tunnel and with the crowd getting into it, the Pioneers picked up the final set, with a dominant 25-18 win.
Press Release
Courtesy of Princeton Athletics
February may not have ended the way Princeton would have liked, but the Tigers leave the month knowing they are right in the mix in a wild EIVA season.
The Tigers concluded a 4-2 start in league play with a 3-1 road loss at Sacred Heart Saturday afternoon. Freshman Parker Dixon had 14 kills for the Tigers, while junior Kendall Ratter added 12 kills and five digs, but those would not be enough to hold off a Pioneer offense that hit over .500 in two of the three final sets.
Junior Oboh added eight kills and three blocks from one middle position, while George Huhmann added seven kills and five blocks from the other. Senior setter Jonah May recorded 39 assists, while sophomore libero Corry Short led the Tigers with eight digs.
Six teams in the EIVA leave February with .500-or-better records; Penn State leads the league with a 6-2 EIVA mark, while both Princeton and Sacred Heart are 4-2. The Tigers will host a pair of matches against Charleston this coming weekend at Dillon Gym.
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