Eagles go 2-0 in Tri-Match VS Carlow & Thomas More to Extend Record to 12-2

Crest view Hills, KY– The Reinhardt Men's Volleyball traveled to Kentucky this past Saturday, February 25^th, to compete in a tri-match, to face Carlow (PA) and Thomas More University.  The Eagles earned the 3-0 victory over both Carlow (PA) and Thomas More and extended their winning streak to ten. The Eagles had a great offensive day, hitting .456 with 37 total kills the first game versus Carlow (PA) and slammed down 48 total kills (.297) the following game versus Thomas More. The Eagles' strong start to the season continues while they have now advanced their record to 12-2. 

Game One: Reinhardt 3, Carlow 0 (25-11, 28-16, 24-11)

 The first match of the day began at 11am versus Carlow (PA). Reinhardt played with a lot of tenacity on offense and kept their momentum through the entirety of the match to clench this 3-0 win. Reinhardt had some key players that helped them to victory, including Rodolfo Biegelmeyer who had 14 kills (.429). Rayner Sarmiento also played a great offensive game with 12 kills (.583) and 3 blocks. Bruno Dewes ran a great offense and had 19 assists on the match. Defensively, Alex Sanchez had the squad-high of 8 digs. Lastly, Ethan Keung added 4 service aces.  The Eagles will look to continue their momentum into the next game versus Thomas More University in the upcoming match. 

Game Two: Reinhardt 3, Thomas More 0 (25-18, 25-23, 29-27)

Game two for the Eagles was versus Thomas More at 1pm. The Eagles were able to maintain their momentum from the first game, helping them to the 3-0 sweep. However, Thomas More made the Eagles work for this win and the 3^rdset was a good example. The 3^rd set was back-and-forth until Reinhardt ultimately won 29-27. Rodolfo Biegelmeyer slammed the squad-high of 17 kills (.256) and Rayner Sarmiento had 16 (.414). Bruno Dewes led in assists with 40.Defensively, Alex Sanchez had 13 digs and Christian De Leon added 3 blocks. 

Thoughts from Coach B:

 "Win or lose, All the Honor and Glory goes to God!

 Great job by our team this weekend! In match one, we were able to really use our depth so it was a good team win! It's always good to get that first match when you're playing in a tri-match as it can create some momentum and confidence going into the second match. 

 Today, the second match brought us up against a very good Thomas More team, who is having a very solid season so far! They are a very well-balanced team, well coached, and are very talented! We were excited and looking forward to getting to play this non-conference game match to see how we matched up with a very good team.

 Early in the season, we had a trip to Florida and we had some tight moments that didn't end well. I am so impressed and proud of our team and the growth they've shown as we have worked  to get better in those situations. Today, down 22-24 in set 3, our guys didn't hang their heads and had no negativity; they stayed together and believe they can pull out games like that now!

 It's great to go 1-0 twice today but we will go back to 0-0 and try to prepare this week to go 1-0 in our next match!"

Up Next: The next match-ups are important as the Eagles will be playing the two teams that have given them their only 2 losses of the season thus far. First the Eagles will be playing Warner University this upcoming Friday, March 3^rdat home at 7:00pm. Then the following day, March 4^th, the Eagles will be playing Webber University at 11:00am.