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Western New York's Premier Division II Team
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Peter Leicht and Patrick Mullen celebrate
Geoff Schneider
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Manhattan MC 3-10,1-1 NEC
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Winner Daemen Daemen 7-8,1-1 NEC
Manhattan MC
3-10,1-1 NEC
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Final
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Daemen Daemen
7-8,1-1 NEC
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Manhattan MC 20 25 21 21 (1)
Daemen Daemen 25 22 25 25 (3)

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

Men's Volleyball Tops Manhattan 3-1

AMHERST, N.Y. — The Daemen University men's volleyball team rebounded from last night's NEC opening loss to Manhattan with a 3-1 victory (25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21) over the Jaspers on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats improve to 7-8 on the year and 1-1 in NEC play while Manhattan drops to 3-10 and 1-1 in conference action in their inaugural season. 

After hitting .118 in the loss to the Jaspers last night, the Wildcats offense was firing on all cylinders today, highlighted by a .356 hitting percentage while outhitting Manhattan 59 to 49. Four Daemen players contributed double-digit kills in the victory.

IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Redshirt sophomore Patrick Mullen (Farmingdale, N.J.) led the Wildcats offensively with 15 kills on 35 attacks to hit at a .314 clip, adding eight digs and one ace on the day.
  • Sophomore Aidan White (Fairport, N.Y.) posted a team-high 16.5 points, tallying 14 kills on 26 attacks for an impressive .423 hitting percentage along with two aces and a block assist.
  • Redshirt senior Billy Wieberg (Grand Island, N.Y.) finished with 12 kills, six digs, two aces, one block assist and one assist. 
  • Redshirt sophomore Peter Leicht (Brockport, N.Y.) hit a team-best .563 on the day, totaling 11 kills on 16 attacks while chipping in three block assists and one dig.
  • Junior Jariel Giraud (Orlando, Fla.) totaled 48 assists, three block assists, five digs, one ace and one kill.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Wildcats opened the first set with a strong start, capitalizing on a kill by Maverick O'Neill (East Amherst, N.Y.) and a service ace from Wieberg to take an early 2-0 lead. Manhattan and Daemen traded points throughout the set, but White's three kills, including one at 19-22, proved pivotal in maintaining Daemen's slight edge. The set concluded with Daemen taking the set 25-20, aided by service errors from Manhattan and a final Jasper attack error to seal the deal.
  • In the second, Manhattan took the lead at 10-9 and never relinquished their advantage for the rest of the set, in part due to service errors (5) and attack errors (6) that hindered the Wildcat momentum. The Jaspers took the second set, 25-22. 
  • The Wildcats and Jaspers played close to start the third, but Daemen pulled away with a 9-2 run in the middle of the set to take a 16-8 lead. Manhattan brought the set within three (22-19) after tallying an 8-3 run of their own, but Mullen and Wieberg each contributed key points, including a kill by Mullen to close the set. Daemen took the third 25-21 after totaling 18 kills while hitting at a .455 clip. 
  • Fourth set action, the Cats and Jaspers began by trading points up to nine all, but Daemen posted four unanswered points off a pair of Mullen kills to lead 13-11. The Wildcats closed out the final set with an 8-5 run including a decisive kill from Wieberg to clinch the set and match for Daemen at 25-21. 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will host crosstown rival D'Youville on Tuesday at 6 PM.
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