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The EMU volleyball men opened their 2014 season on Saturday, splitting a doubleheader with D-II Coker College.\u00a0 The Royals won the first match between the two, giving coach Dominick Porter a win in his first outing, before falling to the Cobras in the nightcap.<\/p>\n

EMU 3, Coker 2
\n<\/strong> The first match was a back-and-forth thriller, with the men winning in five. They broke open a close game one when freshman Matt Dolan<\/a><\/strong> (Chester, Va.\/Thomas Dale) landed five aces within six serves to build a 19-10 lead.\u00a0 Coker wouldn’t recover in a 25-17 decision.<\/p>\n

The Cobras built a small lead in game two, and withstood a late EMU run for a 25-21 win.\u00a0 Eastern Mennonite broke off a 24-24 tie in game three for a 26-24 win, but gave up the final two to Coker in game four to lose 25-23.<\/p>\n

The teams were locked up at 10-10 apiece in game five, but the Royals got back-to-back kills to turn momentum into a 15-12 clincher.<\/p>\n

EMU hit .242 as a team and landed 10 service aces, headed by Dolan. EMU’s freshman setter lofted 50 assists in his first collegiate effort and had six aces.<\/p>\n

Quentin Moore<\/a><\/strong> (Richmond, Va.\/Highland Springs) had 21 kills, while Scott Brigham<\/a><\/strong> (Montpelier, Va.\/Patrick Henry) had 19 kills.\u00a0 Brigham also had 11 digs. Libero Zach Guiciardi<\/a><\/strong> (Creighton, Pa.\/Deer Lakes) also had 11 good passes. Garret Delph<\/strong> (Berryville, Va.\/.Leesburg Christian) contributed to six blocks, while Kyle Storc<\/a><\/strong> (Columbus, Oh.\/Bishop Watterson) had five stuffs.<\/p>\n

Coker 3, EMU 1
\n<\/strong> The Cobras regrouped by the time the two teams met again Saturday night. They led much of game one, but had to score the final four to steal a 25-23 decision.<\/p>\n

EMU played from behind in game two, and forced a number of late ties, but fell 25-22. A big 9-3 run in the middle of the third game gave the Royals the legs for a 25-21 win. But Coker jumped to a 9-2 lead in game four and ran away with a 25-14 win.<\/p>\n

Brigham had another double double, notching 13 kills with just three errors while adding 11 digs. Moore led all players with 16 kills. Jesse Reist<\/a><\/strong> (Lancaster, Pa.\/J.P. McCaskey) added eight kills. Dolan had another 39 assists.<\/p>\n

Guiciardi had a match high 12 digs. Storc was again a force at the net with six blocks.<\/p>\n

The Royals are now 1-1 as they prepare for a Monday exhibition against a club team from Liberty University. Start time in Yoder Arena is 7 p.m. No stats will be kept for the exhibition, although there will be a live video webcast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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