PITTSBURGH -- A balanced offensive attack helped the Grove City College men's volleyball team secure a 27-25, 25-17, 26-24 victory Saturday afternoon at Chatham in Presidents' Athletic Conference action at the Chatham Center.
Freshman
Keith Otto (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) paced Grove City (9-10, 4-2) with nine kills while sophomore
Max Gianneski (Butler, Pa./Butler) racked up seven kills. Senior
Quintin Norris (Savannah, N.Y./North Rose-Wolcott) and sophomore
Andrew Kessler (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford) each contributed six kills.
Norris, Otto, junior
Tieg Malcolm (New Philadelphia, Ohio/Homeschooled) and sophomore
Hayden McCreadie (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) all served two aces. Sophomore setter
Craig Fair (Stevens, Pa./Cocalico) distributed 30 assists.
Kessler led the defense with four blocks. Malcolm had three blocks while Fair and Norris both registered two blocks. Freshman
Ben McVey (Midlothian, Va./Cosby) tallied a team-leading nine digs. Gianneski had six digs while Norris and Otto both collected five digs.
Grove City continues its four-match road swing next Saturday at Saint Vincent. That conference match will begin at 1 p.m. in Latrobe.