UNION, NJ - The sixth-ranked Benedictine University men's volleyball team opened the 2019 season with a sweep of Kean in New Jersey while playing in the Clash at Kean.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Kean 0
25-19, 25-19, 25-12
THE DETAILS
• Benedictine scored the first two points of the season on an attack error and a
Joe Lock ace to open a 2-0 lead in the first set
• With the score even at 9-9,
Nick Malak opened a run of three straight points with a kill and Benedictine did not trail again in the first, closing out the set with four straight points
• The second set saw Benedictine score six straight early to build a 7-1 lead and never look back
• Kean, who was receiving votes in the preseason AVCA poll, puled within 21-18 before Benedictine finished out the second
• Jacob Srande kicked off the third with a kill and Benedictine built a 6-0 lead to establish control and ease to the win
STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Malak (10),
John Davis (8),
Elijah Medlock (6)
ACES: Lock (4)
BLOCKS: Chase Olson (3), Davis (3)
ASSISTS: Lock (23)
DIGS: Thomas Samaras (8), Malak (8), Lock (8)
UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-0) faces a pair of ranked opponents on Saturday beginning with #10 Arcadia at 10:00 a.m. and ending with the #1 ranked defending champion New Paltz at 2:00 p.m.
