No. 4 Juniata Holds on For 3-1 Win Over Host Thiel

GREENVILLE, Pa. –No. 4 Juniata men's volleyball held on for the 3-1 (28-26, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20) win over host Thiel College Saturday afternoon in day one of the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Crossover event.  Sophomore Eric McCarthy (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook) picked up a career-high 20 digs.  Juniata improved to 5-2 with the win.

The Eagles were led offensively by junior Ross Madden (Richmond, Va./Deep Run) and sophomore Alex McColgin (Buffalo, N.Y./Hamburg).  The pair combined for over 60-percent of the teams kills.  Madden recorded a match and season-high 17 kills hitting .412 after committing just three errors on 34 swings.

Freshman Matt Elias (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) also set a career-high by earning 22 assists.  Madden dominated at the net with junior Paul Ejups (Bay Shore, N.Y./West Islip).  He led with a match-high 3.5 blocks while Ejups tied his career-best three blocks.

Juniata takes on No. 2 Carthage tonight at 6 p.m.  They are 3-2 all-time against the Red Men.  The Eagles lost their last meeting with Carthage 3-1.

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