Box Score VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Randolph-Macon Men's Volleyball earned a hard-fought win at Virginia Wesleyan, coming back from down two sets to one to win in five frames.
Score: Randolph-Macon 3, Virginia Wesleyan 2 (25-16, 22-25, 20-25, 25-14, 15-12)
Venue:  TowneBank Arena/Virginia Wesleyan University
Records: Randolph-Macon (8-4, 2-0 ODAC), Virginia Wesleyan (3-2, 1-1 ODAC)
How it Happened

• Both sides split the first 12 points as the score was knotted 6-6 before RMC grabbed a 9-7 lead. VWU quickly tied the score at 10 but RMC ignited a 7-0 run that would give them control of the set. A pair of 3-0 runs by the Yellow Jackets helped them keep the pedal down, not letting the Marlins come back, as RMC took the opening frame 25-16.
• Another big run for RMC helped kickstart them in the second set, giving them an 8-4 lead. VWU responded by earning eight of the next 10 points to give the hosts a 12-10 advantage. The Marlins' lead extended to 18-14 after a 5-1 run and they held off RMC's late comeback attempt as the Yellow Jackets got it within two but couldn't complete the comeback. VWU took set two, 25-22.
• VWU doubled up RMC early in the third set, holding an 8-4 lead. RMC never found their footing in the set, as the lead slowly grew for the Marlins. A 3-0 run by the Jackets was able to cut the deficit to four at 21-17, but it wasn't enough as VWU took set three, 25-20.
• Caleb Crowther (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) started the fourth frame with back-to-back aces to give the Yellow Jackets a momentum boost. That momentum carried them out to a 13-4 lead as they had full control of the frame. Six points was as close as the score got the rest of the set, as RMC won six of the final seven points to win set four, 25-14, and force a deciding set five.
• After VWU took the first two points, RMC answered with the next three. The Marlins led 9-7 when a 3-0 run gave the Lemon and Black the lead. After the score was knotted at 11, RMC grabbed four of the final five points, finished with a kill by Kody Rogan (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) to give the Yellow Jackets a come from behind victory.

Inside the Numbers

• Rogan finished the match with an impressive stat line, finishing with a season-high 40 assists, 15 digs, six aces, one solo block, and two block assists. The program's all-time assists leader also totaled four kills.
• Nick Futrell (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) led the way with a career-high eight block assists as well as six kills.
• Phillip Van Essendelft (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) tallied seven kills, one solo block, and five block assists.
• Ian Wagenhauser (Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run) had a team-high 14 kills along with three aces and eight digs.
• Bryce Matthews (Chesterfield, Va./Clover Hill) filled the stat sheet with nine kills, five block assists, and eight digs.
• RMC finished with 15 total blocks, their most in a match this season.
• The Yellow Jackets had 12 aces to just three for VWU.

Up Next:

• Randolph-Macon hosts Lynchburg on February 11 at 7:00 p.m. in Crenshaw Gym.