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Kody Rogan rewrote the record books with nine service aces against Kean as RMC Men's Volleyball swept a trimatch in Crenshaw Gym on Saturday.
Score:Â Randolph-Macon 3, Kean 0 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (25-17, 25-19, 25-23)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Randolph-Macon 3, Averett 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (25-20, 25-7, 25-11)
Venue: Crenshaw GymÂ
Records:Â Randolph-Macon (7-7, 2-1 CVC), Kean (8-9, 0-3 CVC), Averett (0-9)
How it Happened vs. Kean:
- RMC stormed out of the gates, forcing a Kean timeout after a 10-4 run to begin the match. They came out of the timeout winning six of the next eight points to push the lead even further to 16-6. After the Cougars cut the deficit down to six at 20-14, the Yellow Jackets finished the opening frame winning five of the final eight points to go ahead 1-0.
- The third set was closer from the opening serve, with a slight advantage in Kean's favor as they led 10-7 early on. RMC ignited a 5-2 run to tie the score at 12 and gain momentum to take the lead 15-14 at the media timeout. A four-point serving run by Kody Rogan (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) helped RMC finish the set on a 7-2 run and move within one set of the sweep.
- Rogan kept it rolling with four service aces in the first five points of the third set to force a Kean timeout. RMC won the first point out of the timeout to make the lead 6-0 before the Cougars got on the board. Kean had to call another timeout after another run for RMC made the score 10-1 with a lot of momentum on the side of the Yellow Jackets. Kean came alive after the second timeout, cutting the lead to five at 17-12. The Cougars continued to fight all the way to 20-19 but RMC held off the comeback to never let Kean take the lead, winning the set and earning the sweep.
Inside the Numbers vs. Kean:
- Kody Rogan finished with eight kills, hitting .700 in the match. He also had a program record nine service aces as well as 17 assists.
- Phillip Van Essendelft (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) had a team-high 11 kills and hit .529.
- As a team, RMC hit .282, marking the third time this season that RMC has hit over.280.
- 37 kills for the Yellow Jackets is the most in a three-set match this year.
- 11 aces also marks a season-high for the team.
- Brooks Cowart (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) had seven kills without an error, finishing with a .538 hitting percentage.
How it Happened vs. Averett:
- The lead changed hands a couple times early in the first stanza but Averett used a 9-4 run to take a 10-8 deficit and turn it into a 17-14 lead. A 7-0 run then ensued for RMC, allowing the Yellow Jackets to take a 21-17 lead. Following a quick 2-0 spurt by the Cougars, RMC closed out the set by taking four of the next five points, winning 25-20.
- An improbable run began the second set as RMC continued the momentum from the end of the first to jump out to a 10-0 lead, which turned into a 15-1 lead in the second frame. The set never got close as RMC handled the Cougars through the entire set to win 25-7. In the set, AU never won multiple points in a row.
- The Yellow Jackets went on a run to open the third set as well, this time it was a 10-3 run that put the Cougars behind. Like the second set, Averett never won multiple points in a row as RMC continued to build the lead, winning 25-11 and earning another sweep on the day.
Inside the Numbers vs. Averett:
- Davis Luck (Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry) led the Yellow Jackets with eight kills and did not record an error. He finished with a hitting percentage of .471.
- Thomas Eubank (Henrico, Va./Mills Godwin) recorded a career-high 14 assists.
- Mitchell Wyatt (Prince George, Va./Prince George) finished with six kills as well as three digs.
- Nick Futrell (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) and Matthew Carrol (Montpelier, Va./Patrick Henry) both totaled five kills. Carrol also had a team-high six digs.
- RMC hit .333 in the match which is the highest in a match since Jan. 24 against Virginia Wesleyan when the team hit .388.
Up Next
- Randolph-Macon will host Russell Sage on March 5 at 7:00 p.m. in Crenshaw Gym.
