Rutgers-Newark RUN 5-4,0-1 CVC

Randolph-Macon RMC 5-5,1-0 CVC

Rutgers-Newark RUN

5-4,0-1 CVC

Final

Feb. 09, 2024

Randolph-Macon RMC

5-5,1-0 CVC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Rutgers-Newark RUN	18	28	30	21	(1)
Randolph-Macon RMC	25	26	32	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 2/9/2024 10:34:00 PM

Balanced Attack Leads Men's Volleyball to Win in CVC Opener

ASHLAND, Va. – Kody Rogan (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) finished with 16 kills and 19 assists as Randolph-Macon men's volleyball hit .291 to defeat CVC opponent Rutgers-Newark in four sets in the conference opener.
Score: Randolph-Macon 3, Rutgers-Newark 1 (25-18, 26-28, 32-30, 25-21)
Venue: Crenshaw Gym
Records: Randolph-Macon (5-5, 1-0 CVC), Rutgers-Newark (5-4, 0-1 CVC)
How it Happened:

RMC came out of the gates red hot, storming out to a 10-3 lead in the first set. The Raiders brought the deficit back within three at one point but as soon as they did, a 4-1 run by the Yellow Jackets put the run to rest. RMC cruised the rest of the way in the set to easily take set one, 25-18.
The Yellow Jackets jumped out to another lead to begin the second set, this time a 4-1 lead but the Raiders quickly knotted the score back at seven. The largest lead of the set came at 18-13 in Rutgers' favor. They had another five-point lead at 21-16 but then RMC flipped the tide with a 7-2 run to tie the score at 23 a side. The score flipped back-and-forth as the Raiders had set point multiple times until finishing the set, winning 28-26.
The close match continued into the third set, as the teams were neck-and-neck at 16-16 before a 5-1 RMC run was then answered by a 4-0 run by the Raiders, forcing an RMC timeout with the score tied at 21. Neither side could pull away by the 25-point mark so once again, the set was extended. The score reached the 30s as the trading of points continued until Brooks Cowart (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) got a kill to push RMC to a set-three win, 32-30.
The Raiders were the ones who jumped out to the 4-1 run to start the set this time but RMC answered with a 3-0 run to knot it at four. Rutgers slowly built up a 14-9 lead as errors by the Yellow Jackets fueled the run. A 7-2 run for RMC ensued that brought the score back to 16-16. RMC took their first lead of the set at 21-20 and a block turned it into 22-20, forced a Rutgers timeout. The run extended even further as RMC led 24-20. A kill by the Raiders was short-lived as RMC finished the match to win 25-21.

Inside the Numbers:

Kody Rogan finished with a team-high 16 kills, while also totaling 19 assists. He hit .333 on 30 swings.
Phillip Van Essendelft (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) stood out with 10 kills with just one error, hitting .600 on the night.
Brooks Cowart finished with 10 kills as well as a team-high 12 digs.
Ian Wagenhauser (Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run) had his third-straight 10+ kill match with 13 on the night. He also had three blocks.
Cade Terrell (Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run) led the way with 22 assists and also totaled eight digs.
RMC now has three straight matches with 50+ kills. 58 kills and a .291 hitting percentage are both the second-highest in a match this season for the Yellow Jackets.