JANUARY 15, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: RUDY YOVICH, SID
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Volleydons Survive Juniata

Fort Wayne, IN- The top-ranked team in Division III gave IPFW a run for their money on Saturday night, in men’s volleyball at the Gates Center. After rolling out to a 2-0 lead, the Mastodons held off Juniata College (PA), 3-2.

IPFW won their season opener by the scores of 30-28, 30-28, 32-34, 33-35, 15-12.

After falling behind, the Eagles picked up their hitting in games three (.414) and four (.324) to tie it at two, but it was Juniata’s unforced errors, especially serving, that did them in. The Eagles committed 32 service errors in the match.

2004 NCAA All-American outside hitter Matt Zbyszewski (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) led the Mastodons with 27 kills and 14 digs, on .370 hitting.

Mike Randolph (Jr/S/Columbus, OH) also registered a double-double with 57 assists and 12 digs.

Junior middle hitter Serdar Sikca (Istanbul, Turkey) and freshman middle Josh Stewart (St. Mary’s/Ontario/Canada) had 19 and 11 kills respectively. For Sikca, it was a career kill night.

Juniata (0-2) featured five players in double-figure kills, with Glenn DeHaven leading the pack with twenty.

The Mastodons return to action next weekend with home matches against George Mason (1/21) and Penn State (1/22). Both matches are at the Gates Center at 7pm.

~Dons~