Men’s Volleyball swept in final home match of the season

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University men's volleyball fell in three sets to visiting Thiel College in an AMCC matchup inside St. Joseph Athletic & Fitness Center gym Monday night.

The Tomcats (12-11, 6-2 AMCC) defeated the Celtics (3-17, 0-8 AMCC), 25-13, 25-16 and 25-20, and hit .437 on the night.

Russ Cyprowski led Carlow with eight kills, while Will Piccolino and Joshua Lee added seven and six, respectively. Ryan Callahan recorded 16 assists and two service aces, and Cyprowski added nine digs in the effort.

The first set saw the teams tied at 2-2 before Thiel put together a 7-0 run to lead, 9-2.

The Celtics outscored the Tomcats 6-3 to cut Thiel's advantage to four points, but the Tomcats stayed ahead and scored five unanswered points to end the first set, 25-13.

Carlow jumped out to a 6-1 advantage in the second set and maintained their lead until midway through the game.

Two kills in a row from Thiel cut Carlow's lead to one, and a service ace tied the game at 10-all. Another kill gave the Tomcats their first lead of the set before back-to-back kills from Cyprowski and Gavin McLain put the Celtics ahead one.

Both teams tied the score twice, and with Carlow ahead 14-13, a service error set off a 6-0 run that handed the Tomcats a 19-14 lead.

Thiel outscored Carlow 6-2 to end the second set, 25-16.

The Celtics once again started with the lead in the third set, ahead 6-3 to start the game. Both teams tied the score and traded leads several times, eventually ending up tied at 16-all.

Two errors in a row from the Celtics gave Thiel a 20-17 advantage, and although Carlow battled until the end, the Tomcats landed a kill to end the set, 25-20.

Kaleb Proudfoot led Thiel with a game-high 17 kills. Cameron Long and David Gonzalez combined for 21 digs, and Ben Lowell added 29 assists.

The Celtics conclude the regular season with a 7 p.m. AMCC match at Hiram Wednesday.