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MVB_Billy Wieberg 2023 vs Princeton
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Princeton PU 1-1,0-0 EIVA
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Winner Daemen Daemen 1-0,0-0 NEC
Princeton PU
1-1,0-0 EIVA
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Final
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Daemen Daemen
1-0,0-0 NEC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Princeton PU 27 19 16 22 (1)
Daemen Daemen 25 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | CONTACT: Mary Margaret Johnson, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mmjohnso@daemen.edu

Men's Volleyball Shuts Down Princeton In 3-1 Season Opening Win

AMHERST, N.Y. – In front of a standing room only crowd at Lumsden Gymnasium on Tuesday night, the Daemen University men's volleyball team opened up the 2023 campaign with a 3-1 (25-27, 25-19, 25-16, 25-22) win over the Princeton Tigers. In their inaugural season playing in a Division I conference, Daemen posted a .267 hitting percentage in the match, out-hitting Princeton 53 to 42 in the match. For the third straight season, the Wildcats win their season opener. Princeton, which is the defending Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) champion and is receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I/II poll, dropped to 1-1.

Senior outside hitter Zach Schneider (Lockport, N.Y.) and junior outside hitter Cameron Milligan (Pavilion, N.Y.) combined for 30 of Daemen's 53 kills on the day. Princeton's Ben Harrington led the Tigers offensively and finished with 16 kills for a .406 hitting percentage. 

The Wildcats return to action Friday (Jan. 13) with a road match at Penn State University, which is ranked No. 4 in the latest AVCA Division I/II poll and is the preseason favorite to win the 2023 EIVA title.

IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Zach Schneider led all hitters on the day, totaling 17 kills (4.25 kills per set) for a .355 hitting percentage while adding two aces, two solo blocks and eight digs. 
  • Cameron Milligan finished with 13 kills (3.25 kills/set) for a .207 hitting percentage and added two aces and a solo block.
  • Sophomore outside hitter Billy Wieberg (Grand Island, N.Y.) tallied nine kills (2.25 kills per set), two aces, three assists, seven digs, a solo block and an assisted block on the day. 
  • In his Daemen debut, senior transfer setter Sean Califf (Oak Park, Ill.) finished with a double-double, totaling 38 assists (9.5 assists per set) and 10 digs (2.5 digs per set). Califf added five kills for a .714 hitting percentage and two aces to his stat line.
  • Senior opposite Jake Couzens (Hamburg, N.Y.) tallied five kills for a .300 hitting percentage and added three assists, two aces and two solo blocks in the game.
GAME NOTES
  • The Wildcats are 2-0 all-time against Princeton. Daemen beat the Tigers 3-2 last season
  • Daemen finished with five players serving up multiple aces on the day. The Wildcats totaled 11 service aces in the match compared to just five for Princeton. 
  • Daemen posted a .310 hitting percentage in the second set and tallied 13 kills in the set.
  • Milligan tallied five kills in the third set alone.
  • Daemen led by as much as 17-7 in the fourth set.
  • Princeton recorded a .343 hitting percentage in the first set, but that was the only set that the Tigers would earn a higher hitting percentage than the Wildcats. They finished with a .204 hitting percentage on the day. 
  • Schneider finished with a team-high 21 points. Milligan totaled 16 points on the day.
     


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