The Dominican University men's volleyball team snapped a two-game losing skid with a quick sweep (25-12, 25-18, 25-13) of the Eastern Mennonite University Royals on Wednesday evening in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The win pushes the seventh-ranked Stars to 13-2 overall, capping their east coast trip on Thursday with a match at Stevenson University in Stevenson, Maryland.
The Stars needed just 63 minutes to finish off the Royals, hitting at a .414 clip with 30 kills on 58 total attacks while committing just six errors. Across the net, the Royals were limited to just an .079 hitting percentage with just 22 kills while being forced into 17 errors, including seven Dominican blocks. The Stars also had a good night at the serving line, racking up eight aces while allowing just two for the Royals.
A balanced Dominican attack saw
Troy Kates,
Jake Sidner and
George Kougan all share team-high honors with six kills apiece.
Jack McGuire logged a team-high 16 assists.
Patrick Bradford led the charge at the net with four block assists while McGuire logged a team-high five digs in the back row.