Grand Canyon Earns Split With 3-1 Victory; Tigers Prepare For Final EIVA Sprint

Friday, March 24

Phoenix, Az.

6:00 PM MT

Princeton University

10-10

Grand Canyon

15-9

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Princeton	15	17	25	22	1
Grand Canyon	25	25	22	25	3

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Grand Canyon Earns Split With 3-1 Victory; Tigers Prepare For Final EIVA Sprint

March 24, 2017 | Men's Volleyball

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The Princeton men's volleyball got a balanced offensive attack during its final match on a tough Spring Break trip, but it didn't get the defense it needed to complete a sweep of Grand Canyon. One night after pulling out a 3-2 road victory, the Tigers couldn't slow down the Antelopes' offense in a 3-1 road loss Friday night.

The trio of freshman starters — Parker Dixon (9), George Huhmann (8), Greg Luck (8) — combined to lead the team offensively with 25 of Princeton's 42 kills, while middle blocker Junior Oboh had another standout match on both sides of the court. He recorded six kills on seven swings (.857), and he added seven blocks. Oboh's efforts, however, weren't enough to quell the Grand Canyon offense, which hit .411 in the four-set victory.

Senior Jonah May paced an efficient Princeton offense (.341) with 33 assists, while junior Kendall Ratter added seven kills, three digs and a pair of service aces.

Princeton can now turn its full attention to the EIVA season, which has five regular-season matches remaining. The Tigers are currently 6-3 in EIVA play, which is good enough for a share of second place, but five teams behind Penn State are separated by only one loss. The Tigers will face both Penn State and Saint Francis on the road next weekend.