Eagles Go 2-0 at Tri-Match on Friday VS Mount Vernon & Campbellsville

Campbellsville, KY– Reinhardt Men's Volleyball traveled to Kentucky this past Friday, February 18^th, to compete in a tri-match, versing Mount Vernon Nazarene the first game and Campbellsville the next. The Reinhardt Eagles had a great day offensively, totaling 104 kills on the day and hitting over a .200 in both matches. The Eagles won the first game 3-1 over MVNU 3-1 (25-21,28-26, 26-24, 36-34). The second game for the Eagles led to a sweep over Campbellsville 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-16). Reinhardt is currently 9-2 overall and 2-2 in conference play.  The next game for the Eagles will be a home game versus AAC opponents, Truett-McConnell this upcoming Monday, February 20^th at 7:00pm. 

 Game One: Reinhardt 3, Mount Vernon Nazarene 1 (25-21, 28-26, 24-26, 36-34)

 The first match of the day began at 5pmm versus Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Reinhardt played  with a lot of grit and heart throughout the entirety of the match to clench this 3-1 win. It seemed Reinhardt and MVNU were in a dog fight, with 3 out of the 4 sets being decided by the finishing points. The 4^th  set score was 36-34 and that is a good indication of how this match played out. Reinhardt had some key players that helped them to victory, including Rodolfo Biegelmeyer who had 26 kills (.246). Victor Pacheco had an a great performance with 14 kills (.296) Another key stat to mention is Bruno Dewes who ran a great offense and had 58 assists on the match. Dewes also had 6 blocks. Defensively, Alex Sanchez took control of the defense with 18 digs. Biegelmeyer also added 3 service aces. The Eagles will look to continue their momentum into the next game versus Campbellsville University this upcoming match.

 Game Two: Reinhardt 3, Campbellsville 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-16)

Game two for the Eagles was versus Campbellsville at 8pm. This was the second match-up between the Reinhardt and Campbellsville, where the Eagles took the match 3-0. This game went no differently, where Reinhardt was able to pull off a 3-0 sweep over the Tigers. Victor Pacheco slammed the squad-high of 9 kills (.350) and Jakub Aniolczyk had 8 (.267). Bruno Dewes led in assists with 32. Defensively, Alex Sanchez had of 9 digs. 

 Thoughts from Coach B:

 "Win or lose, All the Honor and Glory Goes to God! This trip was big for us, as the guys have been working hard and it was an opportunity for us to play two non-conference, high-quality teams. We were especially excited to see how we were going to match up and compete against Mount Vernon. They are having a great season and are receiving votes. They are well-coached and very talented.  What impressed me is how our team continues to show growth in our culture and how we give and receive to our teammates! There were so many moments when our guys just responded whenever it looked like they were going to grab the momentum and take control. This team, this season; they stay together and are really starting to trust one another. I think this match helped both teams. Set 4 was really fun and I loved seeing our guys battle and able to claw/fight to pull out that set 36-34!

Match 2 it showed again, the trust our guys are having as they now believe that they can come back and don't lose their composure in those situations. Campbellsville had a great start and our guys just stayed together and trusted the process. Pulling out set 1 was huge for us and a big reason we were able to get a big win versus a solid program. First time for RU Men's Volleyball winning versus Campbellsville at Campbellsville.

It was a great trip and I'm very proud of the guys for being able to play together and go 1-0 twice. As always, we are keeping our 1-0 mindset and will reset back to 0-0 and try to go 1-0 on Monday in an AAC Conference match. We will be at home and we would love to see our RU family there supporting the guys!"