ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.—The Elizabethtown men's volleyball team split with Rutgers-Newark and Penn St.-Schuylkill on Saturday as they celebrated their seniors prior to the final match of the day. Etown fell to the Scarlet Raiders, 3-1 in conference play before sweeping the Lions, 3-0.

RUTGERS-NEWARK 3; ELIZABETHTOWN 1
Elizabethtown came out swinging in set one vs. Rutgers-Newark. The Blue Jays jumped to an 11-6 lead after going on a 7-1 run. Trey Weedon, Nick Chapman, and Logan Smith contributed kills on the run. The Scarlet Raiders added four straight before Etown would add four in a row to bring the score to 15-10. Newark came within two of Etown after an ace and then took over the lead at 19-18 after a four-point run. Elizabethtown ended the set recording the final seven points to win, 25-19.

To start set two, Rutgers-Newark came out to a 7-2 lead following a kill. The two teams traded service errors to bring the score to 9-13. Two consecutive kills from Weedon kept Etown within five of the Scarlet Raiders. The Raiders then took a 22-14 and Etown couldn't recover as Newark ended the set with two kills to win, 25-16.

Set three started close as two kills from Chapman tied up the set at 8-8. Rutgers-Newark took the lead after three straight points to lead, 12-9. The Blue Jays went on a 4-1 run to again tie up the set with the help from Smith and Nate Seeger. After trading points, Newark then jumped to a 23-17 lead after rattling off five in a row. Chapman and Cody Boyer added Etown's final kills before the Raiders won, 25-19.

Elizabethtown got off to a good start in set four coming out to a 9-6 lead with kills from Alex Finch. The Blue Jays continued to hold the lead as a C.Boyer kill and Raiders error put Etown up, 13-11. After tallying four in a row, the Scarlet Raiders re-took the lead. To end the set, Rutgers-Newark recorded four four in a row runs to win, 25-20.

ELIZABETHTOWN 3; PENN ST.-SCHUYLKILL 0
Elizabethtown would dominate against Penn St.-Schuylkill as they won in three sets, 25-9, 25-11, 25-13. Etown only allowed the Lions seven kills while the Blue Jays totaled 37. Chapman led the team in kills with eight while Dylan Holland totaled seven kills and seven digs. Tyler Finch grabbed 12 assists while Seeger added ten. Ben Robbins led with four aces and C.Boyer and Seeger each added three aces.

Elizabethtown will travel to Wilkes on Wednesday, March 20 at 7PM.