{"id":5651,"date":"2011-01-31T11:43:22","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T16:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=5651"},"modified":"2011-02-15T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T16:57:08","slug":"mens-volleyball-win-over-gothic-knights-puts-royals-over-500-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/mens-volleyball-win-over-gothic-knights-puts-royals-over-500-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Volleyball Win Over Gothic Knights Puts Royals Over .500 For First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Royals now have a three-match winning streak after a weekend sweep in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

The EMU volleyball men<\/a> played a pair on the road this weekend against new divisional opponents, and with Sunday’s 3-1 win at New Jersey City, Eastern Mennonite is now 5-4 on the season and 4-0 in NECVA play.<\/p>\n

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\nSophomore Greg Knight had a career high 11 kills in the win over New Jersey City.<\/div>\n

Despite years of existence for each program, Sunday’s match was just the third meeting ever for EMU and New Jersey City. Eastern Mennonite has now won all three. With changes within the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association, the Royals joined the Metro Division this year, making NJCU a division opponent.<\/p>\n

The men jumepd ahead early in the first game, forcing the Gothic Knights to take a timeout after grabbing a 7-3 lead. EMU led by as many as eight in a 25-20 win.<\/p>\n

New Jersey City used a surge in game two to hold a 12-11 edge. But the Royals scored the next five points and closed the game on a 14-4 streak to win 25-16.<\/p>\n

The Gothic Knights finally got a win in game three, finishing on a 10-5 run to win 25-19. But EMU had a few runs in them to seal the match in game four, claiming their own 25-19 victory.<\/p>\n

The Royals hit .244 as a team and also did well at the net defensively with 11.5 total team blocks.<\/p>\n

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