Men's Volleyball Rolls Past Royals

HARRISONBURG, Va.- The #10 Juniata men's volleyball team got back in the win column with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-20) win at Eastern Mennonite, Saturday afternoon at Yoder Arena.

Reese Ganter (Reading, Pa. / Exeter Township HS) had 32 assists, two kills, and four digs with a block assist, while Tyler Goldsborough (Reading, Pa. / Exeter Township HS) amassed ten kills while hitting .412 with an ace and three digs. Kevin Duffy III (Carlisle, Pa. / Carlisle HS) totaled 13 kills with a .688 hitting percentage and a block assist, while Luke Hoffman (Reading, Pa. / Exeter Township HS) tallied six kills while hitting .556 to go with two aces. 

With the score at 14-12 in the first, two kills from Duffy sandwiched around a Hoffman ace, and an error from the Royals made it 18-12. The Eagles cruised the rest of the way, winning the set on a kill from Drew Hunker (Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny HS).

Juniata had their best offensive performance in the second set as they hit .522 with 15 kills to take set two, 25-18. 

In the third, a 7-0 run with the score of 4-6 put them in the driver's seat. Duffy started things off with a kill; Goldsborough added one of his own before a block from Duffy and Ganter. The Royals committed an attack error prior to Goldsborough and Duffy adding a kill apiece. The Eagles led by as many as eight but ultimately won the match on a service error, 25-20.

The Eagles will next play on the road at Stevenson Wednesday at 7:00.