LANGHORNE, Pa. - The Elizabethtown College men's volleyball team secured its 10th win of the season, topping Cairn 3-0 Tuesday night in non-conference action.
With the win, the Blue Jays improve to 10-2 while the Highlanders fall to 1-4.
Junior
Tony Camillo hit .600 with 10 kills while classmate
Steve Swain added 15 kills. Junior
Dan Barckholtz finished with 35 assists, while juniors
Cameron Krebs (9),
Blake Hildebrand (8), and Swain (7) combined for 24 digs.
Sophomore Will Nase led Cairn with 11 kills.
Trailing by one in the first set, Etown rattled off three consecutive points, capped off by a kill from Swain, to take a 13-9 lead. The Highlanders moved back within one at 16-15, but the Blue Jays used a 9-1 run to close at the 25-16 win in the opening frame.
Holding a one point lead (12-11) midway through the second set, Etown capitalized on another momentum swing, rattling off six of the next eight points to move in front 18-12. Cairn continued to battle and crept back within two at 21-19, but led by two kills from Camillo, the Blue Jays wrapped up the second set, 25-20.
Etown left no doubt in the final set, running out to 19-7 advantage on its way to completing the sweep with the 25-17 victory. The Blue Jays hit .345 in the final set to complete the night with a .318 mark as a unit.
Elizabethtown jumps back into CVC play this Friday, February 25, when they host Marymount. Opening serve is set for 6 p.m.