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Olivia Bridgeman - Cairn Athletic Communications
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Winner Cairn Cairn 1-8,0-0 United East
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Valley Forge VF 4-3,0-0 CSAC
Winner
Cairn Cairn
1-8,0-0 United East
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Final
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Valley Forge VF
4-3,0-0 CSAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Cairn Cairn 25 25 25 (3)
Valley Forge VF 21 19 21 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | By: Jarrett Johnson

MVB: Highlanders Pick Up First Win at Valley Forge

PHOENIXVILLE, PA – The Cairn University Men's Volleyball team collected their first win on the road at Valley Forge on Monday night, sweeping the Patriots 3-0.
 
NOTABLES:
  • Freshman outside hitter Sam Poirier (Nogyang, South Korea / International Christian School Uijeongbu) and senior opposite hitter Joe Poirier (Nogyang, South Korea / International Christian School Uijeongbu) would each record 7 kills, Joe adding an ace and seven digs hitting at a .545 rate.
  • Graduate middle hitter Jake Tolar (Fort Mill, SC / Nation Ford) had a solo block with three kills and an ace.
  • Junior middle hitter Tommy Ragonese (Buffalo, NY / Royalton-Hartland High) sent three kills over the net, picking up two aces.
  • Sophomore setter Josh Adler (Levittown, PA / Neshaminy) got up in the air for a career-high 2 solo blocks.
HOW IT WENT DOWN:
  • Cairn (1-8) got off to a 9-3 lead in the first set as Adler and Tolar each dropped in an ace. As the Patriots crafted a comeback, Ragonese and Sam Poirier each hammered down a pair of kills to keep Valley Forge (4-3) at bay.
  • The Patriots tied the set at 17-17 before two kills from Tolar helped secure the set win, 25-21.
  • Valley Forge started the second set in command, 6-2. Cairn would come back to tie the set 6-6 behind senior outside hitter Noah Ruiz Esparza's (Levittown, PA / Berean Academy) serve. Sam Poirier and sophomore libero Kobe Cash (Yardley, PA / Calvary Christian) each found the floor on the other side for kills, bringing the Highlanders up to a 13-9 lead.
  • The Patriots took the lead back quickly before Cairn would go on a 7-1 run on two aces from Ragonese to take the second set, 25-19.
  • Set three would open in a closely contested fashion until the Highlanders pulled away with seven-straight points on Ragonese's serve, featuring two kill from Tolar to take a 15-9 lead. Valley Forge came within two before Cairn went for four more and took the set, 25-21, securing the win.
GAME NOTES:
  • Cairn picks up their first win of the season against Valley Forge in non-conference play.
  • First year Head Coach Shea Scott remarked on the victory: "I am relieved to have the monkey off my back of my first career win as coach. However, my players and I recognize we played very sloppy volleyball and had we played to our ability, the score separation would have been much higher. We celebrate the win but return to practice with faith in the process that has allowed such a rapid progression so far this season."
  • Scott added; "Concerning the year so far, we stand completely content with our 1-8 record recognizing the strength of competition we have faced and the ability we've had to learn from each touch and get better. Our sole focus has been to improve every set and regardless of whether or not the numbers show that, we have accomplished that goal and will continue to do so."
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
  • Next up on the docket is Neumann University on the road, February 22 at 7 p.m.
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