Aiden Kranz
Aiden Kranz had 21 assists against Eastern
3
Winner Eastern East 12-6,0-1 Middle Atlantic
1
Randolph Rand 6-8,1-2 ODAC
Winner
Eastern East
12-6,0-1 Middle Atlantic
3
Final
1
Randolph Rand
6-8,1-2 ODAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Eastern East 25 25 20 25 (3)
Randolph Rand 14 16 25 15 (1)
0
Randolph Rand 6-9,1-2 ODAC
3
Winner Messiah Mess 14-1,1-0 Middle Atlantic
Randolph Rand
6-9,1-2 ODAC
0
Final
3
Messiah Mess
14-1,1-0 Middle Atlantic
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Randolph Rand 15 16 15 (0)
Messiah Mess 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men’s Volleyball Drops Two Matches at Messiah

GRANTHAM, PA.- The Randolph men's volleyball team played two matches on the campus of Messiah University on Saturday afternoon. The WildCats lost to Eastern 3-1 in their first match and 3-0 to the host Falcons in their second match of the day.

Randolph's overall record now stands at 6-9.

In the Eastern match, the Eagles led 3-1 until Randolph went on a 4-0 run to go up 5-3. The WildCat lead stood at 8-6 until Eastern went on a 17-4 run to go ahead 23-12. It was too much for Randolph to overcome as the Eagles won 25-14.

It was a 13-10 score in the second set until the Eagles broke off a 7-0 run to lead 20-10. The teams would exchange points the rest of the way as Eastern won 25-16.

Randolph got out to a 10-5 lead in the third frame. The Eagles tried to work their way back in but a 4-0 WildCat run gave Randolph an 18-13 lead. The cushion was enough for the 'Cats as they would end the set on a 3-0 run to win 25-20.

In the fourth set, Eastern led 8-3 but the WildCats closed to 8-7. It was 13-12 Eastern when the Eagles went on a 12-3 run to end the set and win the match.

Shamel Smith (Tamarac, Fla.) led Randolph with 10 kills. Aiden Kranz (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Academy HS) totaled 21 assists while Conner Maher (Buckeye, Ariz./Odyssey Institute) added 11 assists. Samuel Looney (Fort Worth, Texas/Trinity Valley HS) led in digs with 12.

Against Messiah, Randolph led 5-3 early in the first set. The Falcons came back to eventually top the WildCats 14-10. It was 19-15 when the Falcons ended the set on a 6-0 run to win 25-15.

The second set was at 12-11 in Messiah's favor when the Falcons outscored the WildCats 13-5 to win 25-16. The Falcons got out to a big 7-0 lead in the third set on its way to a 12-2 advantage. The 'Cats tried to claw their way back in but Messiah was too much as it won 25-15 to claim the match.

Smith led in kills with six. Maher had a team-high 13 assists.

Randolph is back in ODAC play next week when they make the short trip across town to the University of Lynchburg on Wednesday. Match time will be at 6:00 p.m.

 

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