Men’s Volleyball swept by Saint Vincent in AMCC action

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University men's volleyball lost a 3-0 AMCC home contest to Saint Vincent College Wednesday night.

The Bearcats (12-7, 4-0 AMCC) defeated the Celtics (2-11, 0-3 AMCC), 25-14, 25-12 and 25-14.

Saint Vincent held Carlow to single digit kills through all three sets and hit .324 on the night.

Will Piccolino led the Celtics with a game-high 12 kills, James Stone added 21 assists and Russ Cyprowski tallied Carlow's lone service ace.

The Bearcats jumped out to a 6-2 lead to start the first set before a kill from Cyprowski and an error saw the Celtics trailing by two.

Carlow kept it close before a 7-1 run made it 16-8 in favor of the Bearcats. With the Celtics trailing 18-12. Saint Vincent put together a 6-1 run to make it set point at 24-13. Although Carlow produced a kill to keep the game going, the Bearcats ended the first set with a kill of their own.

The Celtics started with a 2-1 advantage in the second set, but Saint Vincent quickly gained another 6-2 lead after three kills and back-to-back aces.

Carlow cut the Bearcats' lead to 9-6 as Saint Vincent continued to stay a step ahead of the Celtics. Saint Vincent strung together a 7-2 run to gain a substantial 20-9 lead en route to a decisive 25-12 win in the second set.

The Bearcats led 7-2 in the third set before an ace, a kill and a Saint Vincent attack error saw the Celtics trailing by two. A 5-0 run put Saint Vincent ahead 13-6, and despite Carlow chipping away, the Bearcats led 23-10 toward the end of the set.

Back-to-back errors by the Bearcats and a solo block from Caio Matos Machado put Carlow down 23-13, but the Bearcats finished the set and the match 25-14.

Nearly every Saint Vincent athlete landed a kill, and Zach Wyant recorded three of the Bearcats' eight aces on the night. The Bearcats tallied 11 blocks on the night.

Carlow returns to action with "Spirit Night" against Bethany College March 19 at 7 p.m., courtesy of First Year Experience and Student Activities.