Jordan Pierce/Men's Volleyball | Cumberland University, Lebanon
Jordan Pierce/Men's Volleyball | Cumberland University, Lebanon
Cumberland splits the Campbellsville tri-match taking down conference foe Campbellsville in a five set thriller, but fell in the night cap to Mt. Vernon Nazarene in three.
In the first match, Cumberland emerged as the winner taking down the Tigers in the fifth set. The match was back and forth throughout as Campbellsviile won the first set 25-22. Cumberland responded by winning the second set with a 25-21 score. The Tigers took a big set three 25-18 to seemingly take control of the match, but the Phoenix brought the intensity in set four earning a chance for the win and five and capitalizing.
Jordan Pierce notched a triple-double in the game with 13 kills, 34 assists, and 12 digs. Christian Lester posted a 15 kill-13 dig double-double, and Luka Ilic notched a 12-and-12 double-double with kills and digs. Libero Caleb Ginnings picked up 12 digs.
The Phoenix still struggled with service errors giving up 21 in the contest and hit a .196 throughout, but Cumberland did a fantastic job blocking the ball posting 14 blocks in the match. Kix Ferrell had eight assisted blocks and Kaden Kuhler posted nine.
The second match of the day was all Mt. Vernon Nazarene throughout as the Cougars posted a 3-0 sweep. The first and second set were tight as MVNU posted a 25-22 and 25-23 wins to get up 2-0, but the Cougars blew CU out in set three taking the match with a 25-10 win.
Ilic had another strong game offensively posting 11 kills on a .318 hit percentage. Pierce added six kills and 25 assists. Ferrell and Lester each contributed six kills a piece.
The Phoenix hit better in the second match with a .238 hit percentage, but did not get the blocks they had in game one, only posting three throughout.
Cumberland will be back in action tomorrow as CU is set to take on Thomas More in Crestview Hills, Ky, in Mid-South Conference action.
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