Omene’s Career-High 27 Kills Lead No. 20 Princeton Past Charleston, 3-1

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CHARLESTON, W.V. – Led by Nyherowo Omene's career-high 27 kills, the Princeton men's volleyball team defeated Charleston, 3-1 (25-16, 24-26, 25-21, 25-19) on Saturday afternoon in West Virginia.

Omene's kills currently rank second in the national single game highs in Division I. He also posted an impressive .535 hitting percentage, going 27-4-43 on the day.

Mason Rice also had a day, going 18-5-32 for .406 hitting.

Henry Wedbush picked up a season-high 45 assists. Roan Alviar led the Tigers with nine digs on the day.

With the win, Princeton splits the series with Charleston and improves to 5-5 on the season and 2-1 in EIVA play.

How It Happened
The Tigers opened the match strong, starting to build a lead early with a 5-1 run to bring the score to 12-7 Tigers. With another 5-0 run, including three kills by Omene, the Tigers extended their lead to begin closing in on the set. Down the stretch, another 5-0 run off of two service aces by Tristan Whitfield brought the score to 24-15, before another Omene kill called the set, 25-16.

In set two, the Tigers were narrowly trailing the Golden Eagles, keeping themselves within two points through the majority of the set. With Omene making a couple of clutch kills, the Tigers tied it up late at 18, 22 and 23. Two more kills and an attack error would call the set in the Golden Eagles' favor, though, 26-24.

Set three started even between the two sides, with Princeton able to get a narrow lead through the first half of the set. With Omene posting seven kills in the set, and Rice adding another four, the Tigers took advantage of Charleston's errors and took the set with a score of 25-21.

Leading 2-1, the Tigers looked to finish strong in the fourth set. The set was tied at seven apiece, when a series of attack errors from the Golden Eagles helped Princeton ahead. A 5-1 run mid-set with kills from Omene and Owen Mellon, plus another Whitfield ace, allowed Princeton to extend its lead to 19-13. Closing in on set point, Rice, Whitfield and Wedbush added another kill each, before a service error by Charleston called game, with the Tigers taking the win 3-1.

Up Next
Princeton will return home to face NJIT again, this time hosting the Highlanders in Dillon Gym on Friday, February 28 at 7 p.m.

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