No. 4 Tigers Drop Five-Setter to (RV) Eagles

WALESKA, Ga. – The No. 4 Georgetown College men's volleyball team (2-4) fell to (RV) Reinhardt (6-2) in the James & Sis Brown Athletic Center on Tuesday evening.

The Eagles defeated the Tigers in five sets, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 15-13.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Georgetown controlled the opening flow of the match establishing and holding the early lead after surrendering the matches opening point. Late in the set, Georgetown led 21-16 before Reinhardt tied things up at 22-22. Despite the Eagles hanging on and making things interesting late the Tigers secured the opener 25-23, winning the final three points.

The momentum shifted towards Reinhardt as the second set opened. The hosts claimed seven of the first 10 points and took a commanding 15-7 lead before the Tigers rallied. Georgetown used an 8-3 run to pull back within three at 18-15 but the Eagles slowly put the set out of reach with consistent attacking and passing, winning 25-20.

The third set featured perhaps the most competitive of the evening as neither team gained more than a two-point advantage until things were stalled at 15-15. The Eagles' 5-0 stretch separated things and eventually made way for the 25-19 set win.

In the fourth, things set up to a similar start from the third with both sides trading early leads. Down by four, the Tigers rallied for a 4-0 run to tie things and force a Reinhardt timeout. Out of the break, after surrendering three straight points, Georgetown used a 7-2 run to take back the lead. The Tigers claimed the fourth, 25-23.

The fifth was tightly contested as things played out to an 8-8 tie. After five of the next six points went to the Eagles, Georgetown was out of timeouts and facing a 13-9 deficit. Despite rallying to make it a 14-13 game, the Tigers only fended off one match point, falling 15-13.

THE TEAM
Georgetown hit .203 as a squad, with RU earning a .234 mark. The Tigers had 51 kills and 49 assists. Georgetown collected four service aces and 39 digs.  

THE PLAYERS
* Kristjan Unt produced a team-high 14 kills with four block assists and three digs.
* Michal Bak had 12 kills while adding seven digs.
* Santino Zucchiatti had 11 kills to go with seven digs and four block assists.

UP NEXT
The Tigers stay on the road for a game against #2 St. Xavier (6-2) on Friday, February 13.

First serve with the Cougars is set for 8:00 p.m. in the Shannon Center.