Men's Volleyball Push Past North Park 3-0

Monday, March 2

Chicago, IL

7 pm

Sacred Heart

5-8,0-7EIVA

North Park

3-11,1-3CCIW

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Sacred Heart	25	25	25	3
North Park	17	14	18	0

Men's Volleyball Push Past North Park 3-0

3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

The Sacred Heart University men's volleyball team push past North Park 3-0. The Pioneers improve to 5-8 overall, while the Vikings drop to 3-11 on the year.

The Pioneers registered a .375 hit percentage in the win, while the Vikings had a .050 hit percentage.

Sacred Heart continue their road stint as they face Benedictine (IL) on Tuesday, March 3.

By The Numbers

Calin Butler led the team with 13 kills with a .650 hit percentage and one block assist
Timothy McIntosh registered 4 kills, 20 digs and three assists
Jacob Peterson led the Pioneers in assists with 18, recorded three digs and one service ace
Armando Qiunones had eight kills, two service aces and added eight digs
The Pioneers tallied five total blocks, compared to the Vikings one

Set One (25-17 SHU)

The Viking took an early 2-1 lead but a kill from Butler and an attacking error gave Sacred Heart a 3-2 lead
North Park went on a 3-1 run to regain the lead, 5-4
The Pioneers countered with a 4-2 run of their own off three attacking errors by the host and a kill from Butler, 8-7
Sacred Heart won three straight sets sparked by a Butler kill, 12-9
North Park came within one of Sacred Heart, but countered with a 4-0 run sparked by a two service aces and a kill by Shawn Tischler along with a kill from Butler cushioned their lead, 17-12
A kill from Quinones ended the 4-0 run by the host, but the Pioneers offense scored five straight points to lead 22-13. Fueled by three kills from Butler, one kill from Balaguer and an attacking error.
The Vikings had a late surge but a kill from Butler sealed the first set 25-17

Second Set (25-14 SHU)

The Viking went up 2-1 early but the Pioneers responded with a 5-1 run to lead 6-3
Sacred Heart continued their offensive dominance scoring points on five straight rallies to force a North Park timeout, fueled by a kill from Nick Galasso and Butler the Pioneers led 11-4
The Viking responded with a 3-1 run, 13-7
After trading several points, the Pioneers found their stride and went on a 6-0 run, with two kills from Butler and Galasso, 23-11
Butler sealed set two with a kill to win 25-14

Third Set (25-18 SHU)

Tischler started the scoring in the third set with a kill that helped Sacred Heart to an early 3-1 lead
Kills from Rob Chatterton and Galasso helped cushion the Pioneers advantage, 6-3
The Vikings went on a 3-0 run to tie the set at 6 all, but a kill from Palluzzi and a service ace from Peterson gave Sacred Heart a two-point lead
Sacred Heart outscored the Vikings 10-4 to increase their lead to 19-12, Chatterton had three kills, while teammates Palluzzi registered two and McIntosh tallied one
The teams traded points but the Pioneers ended the match with a 3-1 run with two kills from McIntosh to win the third set 25-18