Falcons Eat Up Emmanuel

BOSTON, Ma. – The CUW men's volleyball team kicked off their Spring Break matchups on Monday night against Emmanuel.

The Falcons started quickly with a 25-16 victory in the first set. The first set saw a tight game through 16 total points with an 8-8 tie. 

The Falcons proceeded to go on an 8-1 run with a trio of kills from freshman Kellen Gonzales (Waukesha, Wis.).

A pair of services aces from senior Turner Fuhrer (Kenosha, Wis.) put the Falcons up 18-10 with just seven points left in the set. Another pair of kills from sophomore Spencer Herman (Appleton, Wis.) sealed the deal for the first set with the final score of 25-16.

The Falcons didn't waste any time in the first set when they hopped out to an 8-3 lead that was capped with a couple of kills from freshman Logan Kebisek (Brookfield, Wis.).

Herman went to work and put two more balls on the ground to push the Falcon lead to 13-5 after a service ace from senior James Althoff (Kenosha, Wis.).

The Falcons went on a 12-8 run to snatch the set with an Althoff kill at 25-13. The second set saw an unhuman .688 hitting percentage from the Falcons with 11 kills on 16 swings and no hitting errors.

A huge swing from Gonzales started off the third set with a bang with Kebisek securing the assist.

The Saints looked to mount a comeback after going down 12-19 and pushed it back to 22-24, but a big kill from freshman Lucas Beres (Cedarburg, Wis.) secured the sweep for the Falcons.

The third set saw another big number in the hitting percentage column with 15 kills on 28 swings with only three errors for a .429 hitting percentage.  

The outsides for the flock feasted with 13 kills for a .322 hitting percentage.

Fuhrer made it rain from the end line with five service aces. He added three digs as well.

Herman led the offense with nine kills and two total blocks.

The blue and white continue their trip on Tuesday when they take on Emerson.