RU MVB Sweeps Past Their Competition at Bresica on Saturday Afternoon!!

Owensboro, KY– The Reinhardt men's volleyball team swept past Brescia University on the road on Saturday afternoon, having picked up 25-14, 25-15, and 25-13 set scores. 

Reinhardt got off to a quick 10-2 start in the first set. Then, the Eagles went on another run to make the score 17-7. Brescia tried to make their comeback, but the damage was already done, and RU took set one 25-14. Then, in set two, Brescia kept it closer up until the middle of the set when the Eagles scored 7 consecutive point to close out the set 25-15. Finally in the third set, RU used the momentum they gained from the first sets, to go on multiple runs and clench the 3-0 sweep over the Bearcats.  

RU's Rodolfo Biegelmeyer was the player of the match, earning himself 11 kills to hit a .381. Following him was Freshman, Gutie Gutierrez, with 8 kills. Ricardo Mujica and Bruno Dewes did a nice job running the offense as Mujica totaled 16 assists and Dewes added 14. Defensively, Alex Sanchez ran the backrow, totaling 15 digs respectively. Finally, Jakub Aniolczyk stood tall at the net with 7 total blocks.  

The Eagles have improved their record to 2-0 as Brescia has fallen to a 1-5 record. The next match for the Eagles will be a home match-up against St. Andrews on Friday, February 9^th, at 6pm. 

Team Comparison:

Sets: 3-0 RU

Points: 53-26 RU

Kills: 37-21 RU

K %: .269%  -  -.048% RU

Assists: 34-20 RU

Aces: 4-0 RU

Digs: 34-19 RU

Blocks: 12-5 RU

Attack Errors: 25-16 BU

Receive Errors: 4-0 BU

Serve Errors: 8-4 BU

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