FDU Up Next For Men's Volleyball

Saturday, April 2

Teaneck, N.J.

4:00 PM

Princeton University

Fairleigh Dickinson

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

March 31, 2022 | Men's Volleyball

Match 18: Princeton (8-12) vs. FDU (5-11)
Date: Saturday, April 2
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's volleyball team will take on Fairleigh Dickinson University in a non-conference contest, Saturday afternoon inside the Rothman Center.

Last Time Out
Behind a career-best outing from sophomore James Hartley, the Tigers overcame the No. 15 New Jersey Institute of Technology, 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 26-24, 25-17), Saturday evening inside Dillon Gymnasium.

Hartley recorded a match and career-high 21 kills on a .412 hitting percentage, and also added four blocks. Senior Joe Kelly added a team-high 47 assists, and sophomore Ben Harrington led Princeton in digs with six. Sophomore Gavin Leising's eight blocks were also a match and career-high.

Through 20 Matches
Harrington leads the Tigers in kills per set with 3.08 and service aces per set with 0.53, while Kelly's 7.92 assists per set are a team-high. Defensively, senior Jerod Nelsen's 1.44 digs per set lead the team, as do first year Nyherowo Omene's 48 blocks.

Scouting FDU
The Knights are 5-10 on the season, and most recently fell 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-18) to St. Francis Brooklyn on Tuesday, March 29, in Brooklyn, New York. Jack Lydon leads FDU in kills per set (3.18) and service aces (17), while Rui Fernandes leads the team in assists (7.08), and shares the team-high in blocks (27) with Santiago La Jara (27). Grady Hoffman's 2.92 digs per set are also a team-high.