(RV) Tigers Hold Off No. 6 Bobcats in Four

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The (RV) Georgetown College men's volleyball team (10-6, 5-1 RSC) won its sixth straight game, beating No. 6 St. Thomas University (15-4, 8-0 AAC) on Wednesday night in the Fernandez Family Center.

The Tigers defeated the Bobcats in four: 30-32, 25-16, 31-29, 28-26.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The longest set of the night and the first of three to go extra points went to the Bobcats. St. Thomas built out a 12-7 lead, which the Tigers rallied back to erase at 13-13. Georgetown was in position to take the opener, leading 24-23, but a kill and attack error shifted things towards the Bobcats, who closed out the set off a kill and a service ace.

On the other hand, the shortest set of the night went to the Tigers. Georgetown stormed out to a 5-3 lead and only trailed once at the 7-6 mark. From there, a 7-2 run pushed things to a 13-9 Tiger lead. Georgetown went on to win the second, 25-16.

After dropping the first two points, the Tigers rallied to gain control of the third set, winning five of the next six points. A 6-0 run during the middle of the set nearly put things away early as Georgetown held an 18-10 lead, which expired at the 23-23 mark. The Tigers held six set points before finishing things, 31-29.

The fourth set started poorly for the Tigers, who were facing a 7-2 hole early. After pulling back within two at 10-8 off a Jose Acuna Yepes kill, the Bobcats used a 5-0 spurt to push the lead back to 15-8. After Georgetown's timeout, the Tigers fought all the way back to tie things at 22-22. The Bobcats won the next two points and had set point, which Georgetown fended off with a Luis Vivius kill. St. Thomas had two more set points, which were deflected, and the Tigers finished things off in four by creating three straight attacking errors.

THE TEAM
Georgetown hit .362 as a squad, with STU earning a .305 mark. The Tigers had 67 kills and 63 assists. Georgetown collected four service aces and 46 digs.  

THE PLAYERS
* Michal Bak produced a team-high 14 kills with seven digs and two block assists.
* Robin Puss had 12 kills with one dig and three block assists.
* Adam Szewinski added 12 kills to go with seven block assists, a block solo, and five digs.

UP NEXT
The Tigers jump back into River States Conference play on Friday, March 20, when they take on Cumberland (8-7, 4-2).

First serve with the Phoenix is set for 8:00 p.m. in Dallas Floyd Phoenix Arena.