Conference News
Juniata Sweeps NYU
Juniata Sweeps NYU, 3-0
NEW YORK - Senior middle Evan Halteman (Perkiomenville,
Pa./Christopher Dock) and sophomore middle Ben Wolff (Meadville,
Pa./Meadville) combined to pound out 16 kills while playing
error-free volleyball, and lead Juniata College men's volleyball to
a commanding 3-0 win over New York University at the Coles Sports
Center.
Set scores for Juniata were 30-14, 30-25, and 30-20.
Halteman and Wolff hit a combined .696 for the match, and each
finished with five total blocks. The middle hitter tandem led a
Juniata squad that hit .375 for the match, while holding NYU to a
.009 attack percentage. Halteman finished with 10 kills on 13
swings, while Wolff had six kills on his 10 attacks.
Senior outside hitter Zach Wanner (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) led
the Eagles offensively with 11 kills on 18 swings, while Chris
Vrooman (Baden, Pa./Ambridge Area) logged eight terminations.
Setter Mike Kraft (York, Pa./Eastern York) tallied 38 assists while
guiding the Juniata offense, while libero Anthony Damiano (Lititz,
Pa./Manheim Township) turned up 12 digs. Juniata out-dug NYU 37-26
for the match.
NYU failed to produce a single player with double-digit kill
totals. Pattrick Dodd and Cooper Gwaltney each had seven kills;
Gwaltney also tallied 11 attack errors, and finished with a -.160
attack percentage. Ori Oren set 22 assists for the Violets, while
Ryan Limb had a hand in four blocks.
Juniata (5-6) enjoyed lengthy point runs in each of the three
sets: a pair of six-point runs in the first set, a pair of
four-point runs in the second set, and a six-point run in the third
set that helped break open a set the Eagles had been leading by a
slim 16-15 margin.
A service error by the Violets' Limb started the run, followed by a
Juniata block by Wolff and Vrooman. The Eagles picked up the next
three points on NYU attack errors, and Wanner closed out the run
with a kill. That left Juniata with a 22-15 lead, and the Eagles
cruised to the three-set victory from there.








