91短视频 3, Philadelphia Biblical 2
The match with the Crimson Eagles was one filled with wild momentum swings.

PBU jumped to a 9-2 lead in game one before the Royals tied the score at 15-15.聽 The men squirted ahead and took a 25-23 win on a kill from (Columbus, OH/Worthington Kilbourne).

91短视频 fell behind early in sets two and three, taking identical 25-20 losses.

With their backs against the wall, the Royals responded, blowing open an early lead to a big 25-11 win in game four to force a decisive fifth set.

The men made a couple of comebacks in game five, including three straight blocks to cap a late 4-0 run which put them on top 14-13.聽 PBU scored a point to tie things up, but Eastern Mennonite had the final say with two points for the 16-14 decision.

As a team, the Royals hit .302, landed nine service aces and made 13 team blocks.

(Hollywood, FL/South Broward) led all players with 18 kills along with two aces.聽 (Chesapeake, VA/Hickory) had 13 kills to go with a solo stuff and five assists.聽 He also had four aces.聽 (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) landed 12 kills.

Barry finished with 48 set assists and two service aces.聽 (Glen Allen, VA/Deep Run) was a huge presence from the middle of the net with nine kills, two solo blocks and six assists.

Libero (Virginia Beach, VA/Frank W. Cox) had a match high 18 digs.

Sunday, Feb. 5

Nazareth 3, 91短视频 0

The men opened their final day of play at the invite against No. 5 Nazareth. The Golden Flyers, also the 2011 National Champions, had already won their first three matches at the invite, and they made it four in a row with a sweep of 91短视频.

Game scores were 25-18, 25-17 and 25-11.

Kendall Garber (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) and John Grove (Glen Allen, VA/Deep Run) co-led Eastern Mennonite with six kills apiece. Garber also had a team high five digs. John Barry (Columbus, OH/Worthington Kilbourne) had 19 assists.

After a dominant defensive showing at the net in Saturday鈥檚 matches, the Royals had just one triple block against Nazareth.

Elmira 3, 91短视频 2

The Soaring Eagles were receiving votes in this week鈥檚 AVCA poll, but were just outside of the top 15. Eastern Mennonite went back-and-forth with Elmira, but came up on the short end.

Elmira won the first set 25-16, but the Royals came back with some good serving to win set two, 25-18. The trend continued, as the teams split three and four, 25-14 to Elmira and 25-19 to 91短视频.

The Royals started with a slight edge in the decisive fifth set. But the Soaring Eagles tacked in a couple of late points to sneak out a 15-13 closer.

Chris Moise (Hollywood, FL/South Broward) led a balanced attack for the men with 14 kills. Greg Knight (Chesapeake, VA/Hickory) had nine kills and three service aces. Garber and Grove each added eight kills while Barry put down seven of his own from the setter鈥檚 spot. He also had 35 assists.

Kyle Storc (Westerville, OH/Bishop Watterson) had two solo blocks and two block assists. Barry had nine digs and Moise added seven.

Eastern Mennonite, 3-4 on the season, now returns to Yoder Arena, where the Royals will host their next five matches. Those five are also the only home matches of the season.

Saturday, Feb. 4

91短视频 3, Medaille 0

Eastern Mennonite opened up with Medaille, which entered as the No. 10 team in the AVCA National Poll and had already won its first three matches at the invite. The Royals jumped ahead early and took game one by a 25-20 score. The Mavericks regrouped, but 91短视频 still had the leg up in a pair of tight 27-25 wins to close the match.

John Grove (Glen Allen, VA/Deep Run) was unstoppable out of the middle, hammering a career high 11 kills on just 14 attacks. His attack percentage of .786 was just shy of the school record of .833.

Chris Moise (Hollywood, FL/South Broward) added 10 kills and Kendall Garber (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) put down nine kills on 18 attempts. John Barry (Columbus, OH/Worthington Kilbourne) had a great time setting up the offense as he racked up 37 assists in the sweep.

The Royals also dominated the net defensively, with 12.5 blocks. Kyle Storc (Westerville, OH/Bishop Watterson) had six block assists and one solo stuff. Greg Knight (Chesapeake, VA/Hickory) added two of each, as well as two service aces.

Libero Nolan Prock (Virginia Beach, VA/Frank W. Cox) picked up 13 digs.

91短视频 3, Fontbonne 0

The Royals turned around and took on Fontbonne from the CVC West. The Griffins proved no match for the men, as 91短视频 ran away with a sweep. Game scores were: 25-21, 25-15 and 25-16.

Eastern Mennonite hit .462 as a team with just four errors, including .524 in set two and .765 in the final set.

Everyone got involved, led by Grove鈥檚 seven swats. George Greene (Highland Springs, VA/Highland Springs) had kills on all six of his attempts. Garber also had six, while Moise and Knight each landed five. Barry had 29 assists.

Prock again led in the back row, digging up 10 Fontbonne spikes. Garber added eight.

The Royals also had six total blocks, led by Storc鈥檚 five block assists.

91短视频 hosts a tri-match on Saturday, Feb. 11, against Pfeiffer and Philadelphia Biblical University. The men take on Pfeiffer at 10:30am and PBU at 7:00pm. The two other teams play each other early in the afternoon, with the 91短视频 women鈥檚 basketball team also playing a home game at 4:00pm.

For the second time, NECVA Metro coaches have recognized his play, naming him Metro Player of the Week for matches played Feb. 28 – Mar. 6. Moise was also named Tri-Player of the Week three weeks ago.

Sophomore Chris Moise was named NECVA Metro Tri-Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Moise dominated opposing defenses last week, averaging 3.90 kills per game while hitting .273 from his outside position. He had 17 kills and seven digs as the Royals snapped a losing skid with a 3-1 NECVA Metro win at Lancaster Bible last Wednesday.

The sophomore then added double digit kills in each of 91短视频’s three-game losses against D-II Lees-McRae and King. For the week Moise had 39 kills and added 1.10 digs per game.

He easily leads the Royals with 3.16 kills per game on the season, and is second in blocks per game and third in digs.

Eastern Mennonite is 9-14 on the season, including 6-5 in Metro play. The is off until a weekend trip to Buffalo, NY, on Mar. 19-20.

The men will play both Hilbert and Medaille that Saturday before taking on D’Youville on Sunday.

Faced with an upstart team trying for its second big win in a row, the Eastern Mennonite men’s volleyball team responded to the challenge. For a time, the Royals played their best volleyball of the year before gritting out the finish in a 3-1 win over NECVA Metro foe Stevenson.

The Mustangs had never beaten 91短视频 coming in, entering with a 0-16 mark against the Royals. But with an infusion of young talent this year, Stevenson entered the match 7-0 overall and riding a 3-1 win over No. 15 Ramapo.

Eastern Mennonite quickly took the momentum on the home court, streaking to a 9-2 lead with some big attacks and a pair of service aces.

Stevenson called a timeout and regrouped, but game one was never in doubt as the Royals won 25-18.

Game two looked to be the same, as the men ran out to a 23-12 edge. But after trading points, 91短视频 got sloppy and gave up a 5-0 run. The Royals still won 25-18, but the momentum turned for game three.

Stevenson jumped ahead 7-3. Then with an 11-8 lead, the Mustangs effectively scored two points for every one of 91短视频’s to grab an easy 25-15 win and force a game four.

The visitors took an early lead again before the Royals went up 7-5. Stevenson then used a 5-0 run to jump back in the lead, 16-13.

Eastern Mennonite responded with a back-breaking run. The men scored four straight and took the lead on a Chris Moise (Hollywood, Fl./South Broward) kill. The Mustangs called a timeout but their next attack sailed just out of bounds. The Royals pushed the run to 7-0, taking a 20-16 edge and the wind out of Stevenson’s sails.

The Mustangs got back within two before 91短视频 closed things out on a 5-1 tear, winning 25-19.

Moise’s big swings led the way on the attack, as he dropped in a match high 18 kills. The Royals also had 12 service aces as a team, with Moise dropping in three. Greg Knight (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) landed five aces.

Junior Nolan Prock (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox) had nine kills, three aces and a match high 15 digs.

John Barry (Aaron Bridge, Oh./Worthington Kilbourne) had 37 assists and four block assists. Frankie Coto (Miami, Fl./Southwest Miami) also had four stuffs while libero Kendall Garber (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) was good for 11 digs.

Austin Jacoby led Stevenson with 16 kills.

The win is the fourth straight for the Royals, as they are now 6-4 overall. More importantly, 91短视频 is 5-0 in NECVA Metro play and one of just two undefeated teams left in the seven-team division. The men play at Philadelphia Biblical, which is 1-0 in the Metro, this Saturday at 7:00pm.