Mastodons Stop Pioneers 3-0

Friday, January 27

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7:00 PM

Sacred Heart

1-3,0-0NEC

Purdue Fort Wayne

5-1,0-0MIVA

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Sacred Heart	22	22	12	0
Purdue Fort Wayne	25	25	25	3

1/27/2023 9:28:00 PM | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

Berry notches match-high 13 kills.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The close points down the stretch didn't go Sacred Heart University's way in Friday's men's volleyball contest at Purdue Fort Wayne. The Mastodons topped the Pioneers, 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-12).

Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-3
Purdue Fort Wayne: 5-1

Top Performers:
Mark Berry: 13 kills
Patrick Mucherino: 8 kills
Tyler Kwinta: 22 assists

Up Next:
SHU continues its tour of Indiana on Saturday when it plays at #6 Ball State

Of Note:
SHU had a 21-20 advantage in the opening frame, but the Mastodons won three-straight points, and four of the last five, to take the set.

A Mark Berry kill tied set two, 20-20, but a pair of Pioneer errors gave PFW the narrow margin it needed to take a 2-0 set advantage.

The Pioneers couldn't slow down Purdue Fort Wayne's offense as the host hit .368. The Mastodons also had the advantage in blocks (9-3) and aces (9-4) while benefiting from 15 SHU service errors.

Posting a season-high 13 kills was junior Mark Berry to lead all players. He and Patrick Mucherino were tops on the squad with five digs while Mucherino added eight kills.