PHILIPPI, W. Va. – Urbana University men's volleyball, which is in its first year of competition, earned the first win in team history Sunday evening. The upstart Blue Knights defeated Alderson Broaddus 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-18) in a match played at Philip Barbour High School.
UU (1-14) produced a season-high .413 team hitting percentage and 27 digs, along with tying its second-highest total in kills (43) and aces (7).
Tyler Chavez led with 18 points on 15 kills and three aces. The freshman from Las Vegas hit .591 on 22 attempts with only two attack errors. He also gathered six digs.
Jack Brinkman finished with the team's second-most points with 13. He produced 11 kills and a pair of aces.
Preston Kent logged eight points on four kills, three blocks and an ace.
Liam Morrissey had seven kills and four digs.
Additionally, setter
Chaz Hafer distributed 37 assists and collected a team-high seven digs. The junior also registered an ace and a block assist.
Urbana scored the first three points of the match and raced out to a 12-4 lead after a quick 5-0 run. Chavez recorded three straight points on back-to-back aces and a kill to force an AB timeout. The Battlers got back within five points but that was as close as they would get the rest of the set.
The second set started out back-and-forth with Urbana clinging to a three-point advantage at 15-12. However, Hafer's ace sparked a key 7-0 run, which also featured points from
Matt Wheeler and
Kurt Klamfoth, as the Blue Knights grabbed control of the match with a 2-0 lead.
After the host Battlers took the first point of the final set, Kent responded with a kill and the Blue Knights never trailed again.
Eran Shifris led Alderson Broaddus with 14 kills and four digs.
UP NEXT: Urbana returns home on Saturday to host a tri-match against Saint Xavier (IL) and Tusculum.
