(BUENA VISTA, Va.) – The men's volleyball regular season came to an end for Randolph-Macon as it was defeated in three sets by Southern Virginia Wednesday evening. The Yellow Jackets now look forward to the postseason which starts this weekend.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 0, Southern Virginia 3 (25-12, 25-20, 25-19)

Venue: Knight Arena

Records: R-MC 4-5, 4-3 CVC; SVU 13-2, 7-0 CVC

How It Happened

• After a slow start in the opening set, the Jackets gave the Knights all they could handle in the second. Despite going down 5-1 to start the set, R-MC battled back and was able to tie things up at 13-all after an attack error by the Knights. That rally started with five consecutive points capped by a kill by Jarrett Carrano (So., Beaverdam, Va. / Patrick Henry) and an ace by Kolby Gibson (So., Bumpass, Va. / Louisa).
• Unfortunately the Jackets couldn't get over the hump as the Knights scored the next two points. A Sean Cunningham (So., Virginia Beach, Va. / Kempsville) kill brought the Jackets within one to make the score 15-14, but it was the closest the Jackets could get the rest of the way.
• The Jackets remained competitive in the third set. After exchanging points since the score was 6-5 in favor of the hosts, kills by Gibson and Carrano tied the set at 11-11. A service error followed by a ball handling error then gave the Jackets their first lead of the match outside of the first point of the second set at 13-12.
• Southern Virginia responded with the next three points to regain the lead. The Jackets got within one on another couple of occasions, one after a Carrano kill and another after a Dayne Iverson (Sr., Pasco, Wash. / Chiawana) ace, but the Knights were able to keep the Jackets comeback attempt at bay.

Inside The Numbers

• Gibson led the offense with nine kills. Carrano finished with six. Cade Terrell (Fr., Glen Allen, Va. / Deep Run) set up the attack with 19 assists.
• Defensively Connor Logan (Jr., Montpelier, Va. / Patrick Henry) recorded a season-best 11 digs for co-match high honors along with the Knights' Nahuel Recabarren.
• The Knights had an exceptionally strong offense and had an attack percentage of .476 for the entire match. They hit .667 alone in the third.

Up Next

The Jackets will qualify for the CVC Tournament which starts this weekend. Brackets haven't been finalized, but information will be on rmcathletics.com once it is available.