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January 21, 2012

George Mason Tops IPFW, 3-2

George Mason Tops IPFW, 3-2

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The George Mason men’s volleyball team won its second match in as many days as it topped IPFW, 3-2, at the Gates Sports Center on Saturday evening.

Mason emerged victorious with score sets of 25-21, 24-26, 21-25, 25-23, 15-13. With the win, the Patriots claimed the season sweep of IPFW, having defeated the Mastodons, 3-2, last Friday evening in Fairfax.

Never trailing in the first set, the Patriots (3-2) emerged with the 25-21 set win behind six kills from junior outside hitter Mark Jones and four from redshirt senior Joe Norton.
Mason trailed IPFW (3-3) for the majority of the second set, but finally grabbed the lead with the score at 19-18. The Patriots were able to push their advantage to three points (21-18), but the Mastodons ended the set on an 8-3 run for the final 26-24 margin. The third set reflected the second, as IPFW led by as many as nine points (23-14) before the Patriots went on a 6-0 run to pull to within three points (23-20). The run proved to not be enough, as the Mastodons regained control and closed the set with a final score of 25-21.

Mason stayed alive in the fourth set, coming out on top of a back-and-forth match that saw 10 lead changes. The final lead change favored the Patriots, as they took the lead with the score tied at 23-23 off of a handling error by IPFW’s Elon Fyfield. Freshman middle blocker Hunter Stevens came up with the solo block for the set point as Mason won, 25-23, forcing a fifth set.

Both teams battled in the decisive fifth set, as Mason finally took the lead for good with the score tied at 13-13 when Jones closed the set with two kills as the Patriots claimed the set by a score of 15-13.

For the match, Mason was led by Jones who posted a game-high 28 kills in addition to four blocks. Redshirt freshman setter Pete Cuppernull finished with 52 assists and six blocks, while junior middle blocker Piotr Dabrowski also chipped in a team-high six blocks.
Phil Peterson led the Mastodons with 18 kills, and Omar Rivera recorded a game-high 55 assists and eight blocks.

Story Courtesy of George Mason Athletics

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Conference News 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 \| 2009-10 \| 2010-11 \| 2011-12 January 21, 2012 George Mason Tops IPFW, 3-2 George Mason Tops IPFW, 3-2 FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The George Mason men’s volleyball team won its second match in as many days as it topped IPFW, 3-2, at the Gates Sports Center on Saturday evening. Mason emerged victorious with score sets of 25-21, 24-26, 21-25, 25-23, 15-13. With the win, the Patriots claimed the season sweep of IPFW, having defeated the Mastodons, 3-2, last Friday evening in Fairfax. Never trailing in the first set, the Patriots (3-2) emerged with the 25-21 set win behind six kills from junior outside hitter Mark Jones and four from redshirt senior Joe Norton. Mason trailed IPFW (3-3) for the majority of the second set, but finally grabbed the lead with the score at 19-18. The Patriots were able to push their advantage to three points (21-18), but the Mastodons ended the set on an 8-3 run for the final 26-24 margin. The third set reflected the second, as IPFW led by as many as nine points (23-14) before the Patriots went on a 6-0 run to pull to within three points (23-20). The run proved to not be enough, as the Mastodons regained control and closed the set with a final score of 25-21. Mason stayed alive in the fourth set, coming out on top of a back-and-forth match that saw 10 lead changes. The final lead change favored the Patriots, as they took the lead with the score tied at 23-23 off of a handling error by IPFW’s Elon Fyfield. Freshman middle blocker Hunter Stevens came up with the solo block for the set point as Mason won, 25-23, forcing a fifth set. Both teams battled in the decisive fifth set, as Mason finally took the lead for good with the score tied at 13-13 when Jones closed the set with two kills as the Patriots claimed the set by a score of 15-13. For the match, Mason was led by Jones who posted a game-high 28 kills in addition to four blocks. Redshirt freshman setter Pete Cuppernull finished with 52 assists and six blocks, while junior middle blocker Piotr Dabrowski also chipped in a team-high six blocks. Phil Peterson led the Mastodons with 18 kills, and Omar Rivera recorded a game-high 55 assists and eight blocks. Story Courtesy of George Mason Athletics Follow EIVA Action @EIVAVolleyball