Va. Wesleyan VWU 17-10,8-4 ODAC

Randolph-Macon RMC 21-9,12-0 ODAC

Va. Wesleyan VWU

17-10,8-4 ODAC

Final

Apr. 09, 2025

Randolph-Macon RMC

21-9,12-0 ODAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Va. Wesleyan VWU	19	22	22	(0)
Randolph-Macon RMC	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 4/9/2025 10:15:00 PM

Men's Volleyball Moves to ODAC Title Game with Sweep of VWU

ASHLAND, Va. – Top-seeded Randolph-Macon Men's Volleyball hit .333 en route to a sweep of fourth-seeded Virginia Wesleyan in the ODAC Semifinals on Wednesday night, advancing to the ODAC title game on Saturday.

The Basics

Score: #1 Randolph-Macon 3, #4 Virginia Wesleyan 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-22)
Venue: Crenshaw Gym
Records: Randolph-Macon (21-9), Virginia Wesleyan (17-10)

How it Happened

The first set was an even split through the first 24 points of the frame, as both teams were tied 12-12. Five of the next seven points went in favor of the Yellow Jackets to build some cushion, but the Marlins took two straight to bring the deficit back to one point. The Yellow Jackets took control of the set immediately after, posting a 4-0 run and then a 3-0 run to move to set point at 24-17. After two straight points by the Marlins, a service error gave RMC the final point they needed to take the first stanza, 25-19.
Like the first set, both teams battled back-and-forth until the middle stages of the set, as neither team could build more than a one-point lead until RMC ignited a 4-0 run to hold a 15-11 edge. Seven of the next nine points went in favor of the Marlins, however, giving the visitors the lead at 18-17. RMC returned the favor with another 4-0 run to re-gain the lead. The Jackets led 23-20, but VWU grabbed the next two points to bring the deficit within one. RMC would take the final two points of the set, capped off by a service ace by Kody Rogan (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) to move within one set of a sweep.
After the Marlins took two of the first three points, RMC seized momentum with a 4-0 run to take a 5-2 lead. VWU rallied to tie the score at six, but RMC pulled away again to make the score 10-7. The Jackets' largest lead of the set was at 15-11, but the Marlins continued to stay within striking distance. VWU brought it within two points at 18-16, and then cut it down to one point at 23-22, but RMC finished the sweep with Ian Wagenhauser (Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run) and Phillip Van Essendelft (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) getting kills for the last two points to win the match.

Inside the Numbers

RMC hit .333 in the match.
Bryce Matthews (Chesterfield, Va./Clover Hill) led the way with 11 kills, hitting .318. He also had three block assists and four digs.
Rogan dished 32 assists along with five aces and four digs.
Van Essendelft had nine kills without an error, hitting .643. He led the conference this season in hitting percentage at .396.
Wagenhauser registered nine kills, hitting .389 with five digs and an ace.
Brady Plucker (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) had a team-high six digs.

For the Record