Sacred Heart
East Stroudsburg
Men's Volleyball Falls to East Stroudsburg in Three Straight
4/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
April 7, 2006
East Stroudsburg, PA - Junior Keith Eckenrode led all players with 12 kills and freshman R.J. Roth added nine digs as East Stroudsburg swept Sacred Heart, 3-0, in men's volleyball action Friday night at Koehler Field House. The Warriors won by scores of 30-20, 30-25, and 30-26.
With the win, the Warriors cliched the EIVA Hay Division Championship and will be the seventh seed in the upcoming playoffs.
The Pioneers attack was anchored by junior John Breen (North Andover, MA) who had eight kills, while freshman Barry Smith (Shelton, CT) added six winners.
The Warriors jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first game. The Pioneers came within two points, 6-4, but ESU didn't allow them to get any closer as Keith Eckenrode had two kills and Michael Oswald had one. Jon Daley aced his serve to make it an eight point lead, 25-17. Sacred Heart came within four points before ESU took a 10-point lead and kept it to win the game 30-20.
In the second game, Sacred Heart got the first point and the game stayed within three points throughout most of the game. Late in the game, Eckenrode had a kill to put the Warriors ahead by four, 24-20. ESU kept the lead with a kill from Jeff Quinn and Daley to make it 29-25. Quinn had another kill to win the game 30-25.
Sacred Heart took the lead in the third game and stayed ahead until Daley had three kills, and Eckenrode had one to put the Warriors within one point, 10-9. Eckenrode and Quinn had three blocks to keep ESU in the game. Tom German had a kill to help put the Warriors in the lead where they stayed as Daley had the final kill to win the game 30-26.
The Pioneers will close out their season Saturday night with a visit to St. Francis (PA). Game time is 7:00 pm.
