BUFFALO, NY- The D'Youville University men's volleyball team went up against conference competitors in the Warriors of Merrimack College from College Center Gym coming out victorious, 3-1(18-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-21).

FIRST SET

• After the score got evened up at 4-4 the set began to drift away from the Saints being down a total of five points going into the media timeout, 15-10.
• Saints had difficulty developing their footing in this set down the stretch as the Warriors went on a 3-0 run that provided them the momentum needed to close out the set in their favor, 25-18.

SECOND SET

• Similar situation as the previous set at 4-4 except the Saints took things into their own hands as they were the ones who got on a 3-0 run, 7-4.
• DYU extended the lead out to as much as four points, 18-14.
• From there on, the kills contributed by Dean, Taudul, and Wankerl helped provide the Saints with much-needed scoring to assure victory within the set, 25-22.

THIRD SET

• It was a close one up and into the media timeout, 15-13.
• Numerous runs were put together by the side of DYU that MC had no response to which resulted in their benefit by the finish, 25-17.

FOURTH SET

• This one like most of the sets was a nail bitter down the finish as neither team could truly get the better of one another.
• At 18-18, the Saints went on a roll scoring three consecutive points, 21-18.
• DYU did their part keeping MC to just three points, leaving the Warriors speechless in their attempt to force a fifth set, 25-21.
• This win keeps the team's hopes up as they pursue postseason play within the North East Conference.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Randy Adorno- 41 assists

Kacper Taudul- 13 kills, nine digs

Jacob Malak- 14 kills, four digs

Anthony Dean- six kills, seven digs

Haven Wankerl- nine kills

UP NEXT

The Saints are competing Saturday, Apr. 8 from the College Center Gym against the Pioneers of Sacred Heart University at 4:00 p.m.