Posted: Mar 04, 2017
Mount Olive, N.C. --- The University of Mount Olive men's volleyball team soared past Pfeiffer University, 3-0, in a three-set sweep on Saturday afternoon in Kornegay Arena in Mount Olive, N.C.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Mount Olive 3, Pfeiffer 0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-17)
Records: Mount Olive (12-6, 10-1 CC) Pfeiffer (0-10, 0-10 CC)
Location: Kornegay Arena, Mount Olive, N.C.
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
FIRST SET
- Mount Olive ran out to a 13-4 lead to open the contest, capped off by a kill by junior Jeff Yasalonis.
- The Trojans took their first double-digit lead of the set at 18-8 in route to the 25-15 opening set victory.
SECOND SET
- Pfeiffer kept pace with Mount Olive through the first 21 points as UMO held just a one-point lead at 11-10.
- After the close early portions of the set, the Trojans used a 10-2 run to take control at 21-12.
- Mount Olive earned the 25-18 second set win on a kill by freshman Fabian Ramen.
- UMO hit .296 in the second frame to the Falcons' -.083.
THIRD SET
- The Trojans opened a 9-4 lead on Pfeiffer in the third set.
- Not allowing UMO to pull away, the Falcons got within three at 17-14 on a service error by the Trojans.
- Mount Olive followed the error with a 5-0 run that helped UMO slip out to a 22-14 advantage.
- UMO ended the set and the match with a kill by freshman Jesiah Orr that grabbed the 25-17 set win for the Trojans.
KEY STATS
- Junior Robert Poole (9) and Ramen (8), who also led UMO in digs with 10, combined for 17 kills to lead the Trojans in the victory.
- Junior Jeff Yasalonis recorded a team-high 33 assists in the win.
- The Trojans outhit Pfeiffer, .288 to -.048, in the win.
Up Next
Mount Olive takes a nearly two-week break from action before hitting the road for a pair of contests starting with a March 17 matchup with Emmanuel College (Ga.) in Franklin Springs, Georgia before taking on Erskine College on March 18 in Due West, South Carolina.