winter
Denny Sinnock
3
Winner Ohio State OSU 27-2, 16-0 MIVA
1
Quincy QU 7-21, 2-14 MIVA
Winner
Ohio State OSU
27-2, 16-0 MIVA
3
Final
1
Quincy QU
7-21, 2-14 MIVA
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ohio State OSU 25 25 25 25 (3)
Quincy QU 16 27 15 12 (1)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Brendan Bittner

Hawks Earn MIVA Tournament Spot Despite Loss to Buckeyes

QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University men's volleyball team earned the final spot in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament, despite falling to No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday (April 8) night at Pepsi Arena, 25-16, 25-27, 25-15, 25-12.
 
The Hawks (7-21, 2-14 MIVA) qualified for the No. 8 seed by virtue of a tiebreaker with Fort Wayne. It came down to the fourth tiebreaker as the teams split their regular season matches, each team winning in five sets, and both having the same point margin. The fourth tiebreaker came down to winning percentage in all sets in conference matches. The Hawks won 18 and lost 45 sets in MIVA play while the Mastodons won 18 and lost 46.
 
The crucial win came in the second set on Saturday night against the Buckeyes (27-2, 16-0 MIVA), who finished just the second undefeated MIVA season in the last 25 years. The Hawks held a six-point lead, 22-16, after an attacking error by Miles Johnson. Ohio State then reeled off the next seven points to take a 23-22 lead. After an OSU service error, the Hawks got a kill from junior Shane McAdams (Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge/San Diego City) to take a 24-23 lead.

Nicolas Szerszen tied it back up with a kill before an error by the Buckeyes gave the Hawks set point yet again, 25-24. Szerszen answered with another kill, but senior Jarrod Kelso (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby) followed with a kill and then paired with junior Anthony Winter (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/St. Edward) on a double-block to get the win.
 
The Buckeyes were able to bounce back after the intermission and stroll through the final two sets to pick up the victory.
 
Kelso had nine kills (.316) and three blocks to lead the Hawks, who hit .106 as a team. The Buckeyes finished with a .382 mark and were led by 17 kills each from Szerszen and Maxime Hervoir.
 
Freshman Blake Sprecher (Cross Plains, Wis./Middleton) chipped in with seven kills (.357) and two solo blocks. Junior Thane Fanfulik (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby) handed out 27 assists. Sophomore David Siebum (St. Louis, Mo./Vianney) led the defense with eight digs.
 
The Hawks and Buckeyes will match up again in the first round of the MIVA Tournament next Saturday (April 15) at 4 p.m. CT in Columbus. It will be the first time since 2012 the Hawks will not meet Loyola Chicago in the first round of the conference tournament.
 
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