Rutgers-Newark RUN 15-7,5-3 CVC

Southern Va. SVU 18-3,8-1 CVC

Rutgers-Newark RUN

15-7,5-3 CVC

Final

Apr. 14, 2023

Southern Va. SVU

18-3,8-1 CVC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Rutgers-Newark RUN	25	25	23	16	15	(3)
Southern Va. SVU	23	23	25	25	11	(2)

Summary
Box Score

Courtesy of Larry Levanti.

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 4/14/2023 8:54:00 PM | Rutgers-Newark Athletic Communications

Rutgers-Newark Men's Volleyball Upsets Top-Seeded Southern Virginia in CVC Semifinal

BUENA VISTA, VA | The #14 ranked Rutgers-Newark men's volleyball squad upset #8 ranked and top-seeded opponents, Southern Virginia University on Friday night in the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Semifinal, 3-2 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23, 25-16, 15-11).

Martin Chromulak continued his outstanding play this evening, pacing the team with 15 kills while hitting .222. Andrew Zaleck and Daniel Quay added 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Matt Nikishin led the team with 16 digs while Derek Au secured 32 assists. Quay was a formidable opponent at the net and tallied a team-high six block assists.

The Knights and Scarlet Raiders battled back and forth in the opening set, and fell behind by one late in the set after an attacking error put Southern Virginia up 23-22. Quay knotted the set up at 23 with a kill before Zaleck hammered home back-to-back kills to put the Scarlet Raiders up 1-0 in the match.

Rutgers-Newark doubled up to take a 2-0 lead in the match when they rallied back midway through the second set to take a 13-11 lead via an 8-1 run. The lead would continue to swing both ways until the Scarlet Raiders used a 6-1 run fueled by attacking errors by the Knights to close out the set.

Southern Virginia found success in the following two sets to even the match at 2-2 to send the match into a deciding 5th set. In the 5th set, the Scarlet Raiders took the lead behind a service ace and never relinquished the lead after that as they would go on to take down Southern Virginia and advance to the CVC Championship match on Friday.

Up Next:
The Scarlet Raiders return to action on Saturday, April 15 when they take on the winner of Marymount vs Juniata.

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