Graphic v Dominican Feb 5
0
Dominican (NY) DOM 3-7,0-0 ECC
3
Winner UMES UMES 6-2,0-0 NEC
Dominican (NY) DOM
3-7,0-0 ECC
0
Final
3
UMES UMES
6-2,0-0 NEC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Dominican (NY) DOM 21 13 21 (0)
UMES UMES 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Hawks sweep Dominican in first matchup

In the first of two matches at home, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore swept the Dominican University of New York Chargers 3-0. The Hawks were led by a balanced offensive effort with three players hitting double digits for kills. 

The Score 

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (5-2) - 3 

Dominican University of New York Chargers (3-7) - 0 

(25-21, 25-13, 25-21) 

How It Happened 

The Hawks drew the first two points of the match with kills by Joshua Hightower and Tristan Rowley before the Chargers answered with a pair of their own points to tie the score. UMES responded, though, with another pair of kills courtesy of Chase Valentine. Dominican took the lead with a 3-0 run, and though UMES responded with a kill of its own, Dominican widened the distance with another couple of points to take a 8-6 lead. The score remained knotted until 10-8 when the Hawks went on a 5-0 run to retake the lead, 13-10. UMES maintained its hold on the lead through the remainder of Set 1 to take it 25-21. 

UMES made its mark on the second set early on as after a quick back-and-forth, the Hawks ran through a 5-0 run to take a 7-2 lead. Throughout the remainder of the set, UMES went on a pair of 3-0 runs before capping the set with four unanswered points, 25-13. 

The Chargers took the early lead with a 3-1 advantage in the third set, but the Hawks incrementally worked their way back into contention before knotting the score at 9-9. Each side traded blows and points until UMES went on a 3-0 run with Andre Mills kicking off the run with a kill to take a 17-16 lead. While Dominican kept pace with UMES, taking a 19-18 lead, the Hawks went on a 7-2 run to finish out the set and match. 

The Numbers 

  • Kenyon Haynes put up 31 assists for the Hawks, while adding a pair of kills and five digs. 

  • Joshua Hightower led UMES in digs with nine while the Hawks as a team recorded 37. 

  • The liberos were led by Jarrett Key with seven digs while Edward Piloton Jr recorded another three. 

  • As a team, UMES held a hitting percentage of 39.8% to the Chargers' 9.6%. 

Up Next 

The Hawks return home for a second match against Dominican tomorrow, February 6, at 6 p.m. again. 

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