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Matthew Garry totaled eight kills and a career-high eight digs
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Daemen DAEMEN 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Tom McDermott, Sports Information Consultant

Wildcats Sweep Saints To Remain Unbeaten

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen College men's volleyball team remained unbeaten on the year following a 3-0 victory over cross-town rival D'Youville College tonight at Lumsden Gymnasium on the Daemen campus.

Daemen improved to 7-0 this season and extended its winning streak to nine straight matches dating back to March 6, 2020. It marks the longest winning streak in the brief three-year history of the program.

It also marked Daemen's second win in as many matches against D'Youville this season. Daemen had previously swept the Saints at D'Youville in the season-opener on Feb. 20. D'Youville dropped to 1-3 on the year.


IMPACT PLAYERS

  • Sophomore Jake Couzens (Hamburg, N.Y.) equaled his career-high for kills in a match (9) which he set earlier this year during a win over Medaille College. Couzens committed just one hitting error in 11 attempts and finished with a .727 hitting percentage.
  • Sophomore Matthew Garry (Depew, N.Y.) added a season-high eight kills on just 13 attempts and also totaled a career-high eight digs.
  • Sophomore Gavin Musielak (Eden, N.Y.) led all players with 21 assists.
  • Freshman Josh Roy led the Saints with eight kills and three digs, while junior Anthony Dean handed out a team-high 16 assists.
     

SET-BY-SET SUMMARY

Set One (DC 25, DYC 11) – Daemen scored the first four points of the set and later took a 9-2 lead following a kill by sophomore Zach Schneider (Lockport, N.Y.). The Saints answered with three-straight points to cut the lead to four points, but Daemen regained control with a 13-4 run. Back-to-back service aces by sophomore Parker Wade (Portland, Ore.) capped the run and gave the Wildcats a commanding 22-9 lead.

Set Two (DC 25, DYC 12) – The Wildcats once again jumped out to an early lead (7-1) and the hosts later took a 16-6 lead following a kill by Couzens. The Saints scored four of the next five points, but Daemen regrouped and closed out the set with an 8-2 run.

Set Three (DC 25, DYC 21) – The teams traded runs early on and the set was tied at 12-12 when D'Youville ran off four unanswered points to take a 16-12 lead. The D'Youville lead was 17-14 when Couzens sparked a 5-1 run that gave the hosts a 19-18 lead. Couzens totaled three kills during the spurt. The Wildcats later took a 22-20 lead following a kill and service ace by Garry. The Saints pulled to within a point following a service error by Garry, but Daemen closed out the set and the match with a kill by Wade, a kill by Couzens and a D'Youville error.

MATCH NOTES

  • Daemen's program is in its third season of existence. After posting a 6-17 overall record in their inaugural 2019 season, the Wildcats doubled their win total in 2020, finishing 12-7 overall before the final 10 matches were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • The Wildcats current nine-match winning streak surpasses the prior program record of seven consecutive wins set last season. All seven wins came during the month of February (2020). Daemen has won 16 of their last 18 matches. 
  • Daemen was ranked second in the Off the Block Independent Teams Preseason Poll which was released in late December.
  • The Wildcats return 13 players who have been with the program for at least a year, including four juniors who came in with the program's inception.
     

NEXT SERVE

The Wildcats return to action Wednesday when they host St. John Fisher at 7 p.m. The teams met at SJFC two weeks ago and the Wildcats prevailed 3-2.

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