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Sam Poirier
Olivia Bridgeman - Cairn Athletic Communications
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Cairn Cairn 1-9,0-0 United East
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Winner Neumann NU 7-5,1-1 Atlantic East
Cairn Cairn
1-9,0-0 United East
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Final
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Neumann NU
7-5,1-1 Atlantic East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cairn Cairn 19 20 25 19 (1)
Neumann NU 25 25 22 25 (3)

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

MVB: Poirier Brothers Combine for 30 Kills as Late Comeback Falls Short

ASTON, PA – The Cairn University Men's Volleyball team was back on the road Thursday night after a week off, as they faced the Neumann University Knights. Neumann held the 3-1 advantage despite a late comeback by Cairn.
 
NOTABLES:
  • The duo of senior opposite hitter Joe Poirier (Nogyang, South Korea / International Christian School Uijeongbu) and freshman outside hitter Sam Poirier (Nogyang, South Korea / International Christian School Uijeongbu) each recorded 15 kills, the former also adding a pair of aces on the night.
  • Sophomore setter Josh Adler (Levittown, PA / Neshaminy) assisted on 34 kills, a season-high.
  • Graduate middle hitter Jake Tolar (Fort Mill, SC / Nation Ford) added 6 kills with three block assists.
HOW IT PLAYED OUT:
  • Cairn (1-9) held their own at the onset of the first frame until the Knights began to pull away. Adler and Tolar would each have a pair of kills as Neumann (7-5 / 1-1 Atlantic East) took the set 25-19.
  • The Poiriers would manage a kill apiece early before Neumann ran ahead 11-6. The Highlanders cut the distance on two kills from Sam Poirier, forcing a pair of errors by the Knights as the game went to 18-15.
  • Neumann found space on the attack on the Cairn side, dropping in an ace to take the second set 25-20.
  • The Knights got ahead again early in the third until senior outside hitter Noah Ruiz Esparza (Levittown, PA / Berean Academy) gave the Highlanders a 9-8 lead on a kill, keeping the lead in hand as Neumann tried to run again.
  • The Highlanders would score nine straight points behind two aces and a kill from Joe Poirier, forcing a Neumann timeout to regroup.
  • J. Poirier would add two more as Cairn held on to take set three, 25-22.
  • As the fourth set got underway, the Highlanders kept things close, tying the set 8-8 on a kill by Ruiz Esparza. Cairn would stay in the fight, taking a late 17-16 lead.
  • Neumann pulled away on five unanswered points to take the match in the fourth set, 25-19.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
  • The Highlanders have a busy week ahead, heading to Arcadia on Wednesday before hosting Neumann for a rematch on Thursday.
  • Drew University comes to Langhorne on Friday to cap off the week before Spring Break.
  • All three matches played at 7 p.m.
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