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Princeton Rallies to Beat Rutgers-Newark, 3-2

Princeton Rallies to Beat Rutgers-Newark, 3-2

NEWARK, NJ – Freshman outside hitter Cody Kessel hammered down 19 kills to
pace Princeton to a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Rutgers-Newark in an
EIVA match in The Golden Dome Arena.  Game scores were 22-25, 25-17,
16-25, 25-18, 15-12.

Senior middle blocker Michael Dye posted five of his 13 kills in the fifth
game, including a kill which gave Princeton (3-3, EIVA 2-1) the lead for
good at 12-11. Senior setter Scott Liljestrom, who posted 45 assists, got
in on back-to-back blocks to put the Tigers at match point before a kill
by freshman middle blocker Will Siroky ended the night.  Siroky hit .474
(10 kills, one error, 19 attacks), delivered an ace and got in on three
blocks.

Rutgers-Newark (4-5, EIVA 1-3) was paced by senior right side Austin
Pappas with 16 kills, a match-high 11 digs, two solo blocks and a pair of
assisted blocks.  Junior middle hitter Brett Pickens posted 13 kills while
getting in on two blocks, and senior outside hitter Grant Metheny added a
dozen kills, two aces, three assisted blocks and eight digs.

Metheny had five kills and Pappas, four, as the Raiders won game one by
hitting .400 (15-3-30), but the Tigers roared back to level the match with
Kessel leading a balanced assault with three kills in the second frame.
The Raiders hit .417 (14-4-24) in the third set with Pickens hammering
down six kills, but Princeton bounced back in the fourth game Dye and
sophomore outside hitter Davis Waddell had three kills apiece.

Story Courtesy of Rutgers-Newark Athletics

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