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OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE THOMAS MORE SAINTS
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3
Winner Thomas More THOMAS M 7-2, 2-1
0
Rio Grande RIO GRAN 3-10, 1-3
Winner
Thomas More THOMAS M
7-2, 2-1
3
Final
0
Rio Grande RIO GRAN
3-10, 1-3
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Thomas More THOMAS M 25 25 25 (3)
Rio Grande RIO GRAN 20 21 22 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Saints Storm Past Rio Grande Tuesday Night

(RIO GRANDE, Ohio) – The Thomas More University men's volleyball team picked up a road Mid-South Conference win over the University of Rio Grande Red Storm Tuesday night, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22). The Saints improved to 7-2 overall this season and 2-1 in the MSC.

  • The first set was back and forth, with the Red Storm leading most of the way until it was 18-18.
  • Two Rio Grande attack errors finished up a small 3-0 Saints run, giving them a 20-18 advantage.
  • They would ride this momentum to a 24-19 and eventual 25-20 set win.
  • Senior Jacob Wehrman (Milford, Ohio/Milford) had two kills during the final stretch of the set.
  • Thomas More grabbed a quick 7-2 lead in the second set.
  • Junior Mason Collver (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) had two kills to this point.
  • The Red Storm began to claw back but could never tie the set or take the lead.
  • The lead was eventually 22-21 but kills from Dominic Rossi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler) and Ben Albers (Delhi, Ohio/Elder) along with a Rio Grande error ended the set.
  • The Red Storm jumped out to a 14-8 third-set advantage.
  • A 4-0 Thomas More run ensued to make it 14-12, with help from two Rossi kills.
  • The Red Storm would stretch their lead back out to 19-14.
  • An 8-1 run that was littered with Red Storm errors fueled the Saints comeback and gave them a 22-20 lead.
  • They wouldn't relinquish the lead in the 25-22 set win and 3-0 match victory.

  • Wehrman had a team-high 12 kills on 18 swings (.667), which is the most kills for any Saint so far this season.
  • Jonathan Litzler (Edgewood, Ky./St. Henry) had 12 digs and Albers had 10.
  • Conner Young (Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton) had his fourth match this season with 22 or more assists, as he had 22 against the Red Storm.
  • Eli Chambers (Eagle Rock, Calif./Eagle Rock/Santa Monica College) had a season-high 16 assists.
  • The Saints had 17 block assists, their fourth match with 10 or more block assists.
  • Thomas More hit .352 as a team, their third match this season hitting .338 or better.

 

The Saints are right back on the floor Thursday night at Georgetown College (Ky.) at 6:00 p.m. The Tigers are currently ranked No. 7 in the NAIA.  
 
 
 
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