Post by oldman on Jan 13, 2005 23:18:26 GMT -5
From Findlay's web site
January 13, 2005
FINDLAY, OHIO - The University of Findlay Men’s Volleyball (1-0, MIVA 0-0) won their opening competition by defeating NAIA opponent Newman University (0-2) in three strait sets 30-20, 30-22, 30-26. The Jets came into the match with an impressive preseason NAIA ranking of 5th after losing in the NAIA National Championship in 2004 to Cal Baptist University. This was the second time the two respected institutions have faced off with the Oilers winning both matches. The Jets came into the match
Findlay started the match off with a bang going up big on the Jets by a score of 21-10. After a five point swing in favor of Newman, the Oilers were able to side out and then finish game one on a big swing by CoreyOliver(Jr., Indianapolis, IN). Findlay hit a blistering .429 compared to Newman’s .125 to make the difference.
In game two the Oilers turned up the defense by forcing the Jets to hit negative -.038 while the Oilers once again hit .387 to finish the Jets off 30-22. Game three saw more of the same with Findlay hitting .355 to Newman’s .125. Both squads had trouble from the service line in game three as the Oilers missed 10 serves alone in game three.
For the match Findlay out-hit the Jets .392 to .078, out-blocked them 8.5 to 5.0, and tallied four more ace serves for a 6-2 advantage. Newman was able to out-dig the Oilers 33 to 26 by making some outstanding digs off quality swings.
Three Oilers tallied double digit kills with Oliver and C.J.Macias (Fr., Fort Lauderdale, FL) leading the way with 12 kills, while DaveFranklin (Sr., Kettering, OH) ripped 10 of his own while hitting .556. JimDziczkowski (Jr., Richfield, OH) pounded 9 kills with a .429 clip while JoshEnlow (Fr., Mesa, AZ) made big impact in the middle in his debut with 6 kills 0 error on 8 swings and tallied four blocks. Setter ChrisKeen (Sr., Indianapolis, IN) dished out 43 assists and added four blocks off of some great passes from DanPlotts (Fr., Tuscon, AZ) who finished his debut with 5 digs. Rick Banis led the Jets offensively with 12 kills while Shawn Cui compiled 22 assists and 7 digs.
The Oilers will return to the hardwood this weekend as they travel to Buffalo, New York to compete in the D’Youville Nickle City Invitational. Findlay has won this tournament the past four years and hopes to bring home the title for a fifth consecutive season. On Saturday Findlay plays host D’Youville in an 8:00 pm match. On Sunday Findlay plays Rivier College at 11:00 am and Medaille College at 1:00 pm.
January 13, 2005
FINDLAY, OHIO - The University of Findlay Men’s Volleyball (1-0, MIVA 0-0) won their opening competition by defeating NAIA opponent Newman University (0-2) in three strait sets 30-20, 30-22, 30-26. The Jets came into the match with an impressive preseason NAIA ranking of 5th after losing in the NAIA National Championship in 2004 to Cal Baptist University. This was the second time the two respected institutions have faced off with the Oilers winning both matches. The Jets came into the match
Findlay started the match off with a bang going up big on the Jets by a score of 21-10. After a five point swing in favor of Newman, the Oilers were able to side out and then finish game one on a big swing by CoreyOliver(Jr., Indianapolis, IN). Findlay hit a blistering .429 compared to Newman’s .125 to make the difference.
In game two the Oilers turned up the defense by forcing the Jets to hit negative -.038 while the Oilers once again hit .387 to finish the Jets off 30-22. Game three saw more of the same with Findlay hitting .355 to Newman’s .125. Both squads had trouble from the service line in game three as the Oilers missed 10 serves alone in game three.
For the match Findlay out-hit the Jets .392 to .078, out-blocked them 8.5 to 5.0, and tallied four more ace serves for a 6-2 advantage. Newman was able to out-dig the Oilers 33 to 26 by making some outstanding digs off quality swings.
Three Oilers tallied double digit kills with Oliver and C.J.Macias (Fr., Fort Lauderdale, FL) leading the way with 12 kills, while DaveFranklin (Sr., Kettering, OH) ripped 10 of his own while hitting .556. JimDziczkowski (Jr., Richfield, OH) pounded 9 kills with a .429 clip while JoshEnlow (Fr., Mesa, AZ) made big impact in the middle in his debut with 6 kills 0 error on 8 swings and tallied four blocks. Setter ChrisKeen (Sr., Indianapolis, IN) dished out 43 assists and added four blocks off of some great passes from DanPlotts (Fr., Tuscon, AZ) who finished his debut with 5 digs. Rick Banis led the Jets offensively with 12 kills while Shawn Cui compiled 22 assists and 7 digs.
The Oilers will return to the hardwood this weekend as they travel to Buffalo, New York to compete in the D’Youville Nickle City Invitational. Findlay has won this tournament the past four years and hopes to bring home the title for a fifth consecutive season. On Saturday Findlay plays host D’Youville in an 8:00 pm match. On Sunday Findlay plays Rivier College at 11:00 am and Medaille College at 1:00 pm.