Monday, January 25
Riverside
7 p.m.
California Baptist University
3
vs
1
Princeton
POPPING THE PRINCE
1/26/2010 5:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — California Baptist University will have to appreciate its home contests as much as it can, because after Monday night's 3-1 (30-24, 30-21, 28-30, 30-19) win over Princeton, the Lancers are the road for whole month of February.
Playing just their second match inside Van Dyne Gym this season, the Lancers (5-3) dismantled the Tigers (0-1) in their season opener. CBU hit a season-high .450 (68-14-120) and had three players in double figures.
Levi Cabral led the way with 25 kills to go along with his four blocks and three digs. Mohamed Khattab was right behind with 13 kills, three blocks and two aces. The sophomore from Mokatam, Egypt, also tied a career-high with five digs. Ricky Brazee ripped a season-high 10 kills and posted eight blocks, just one of breaking into the top five for most in a single-match.
Blair Penner finished with 57 assists and also notched three blocks and six digs. Bryce Easter led the team with in digs with eight while Mike MacNeill had seven.
The Lancers hit .560 (15-1-25) in the first set asCabral and Khattab each had five kills in the set. Khattab was a perfect 5-for-5 and served a pair of aces as well in the opening set. Princeton opened the set with a 5-2 run, but that just woke up CBU as they answered with a 9-1 run capped by a Brazee and Penner double block to take an 11-6 lead. The Lancers managed the rest of the set to take a 1-0 lead.
CBU hit .500 (18-3-30) in the second set and Cabral again ripped five kills as CBU climbed out to a 2-0 lead. The Lancers led 6-5 early in the set and used a 5-1 run take an 11-6 lead. Later CBU led 22-17 before closing the set on an 8-4 run.
Princeton stormed out to a 5-1 lead in the third set, but CBU scored three straight to close it 5-4, but the Tigers didn't lose the early lead. The Lancers pulled within two a handful of times and trailed 14-12 before Princeton went on a 5-1 run to take its biggest lead of the set at 19-13. The Lancers closed it to three at 23-20, but Princeton again held the Lancers off with a 3-1 run to lead 26-21 and led 27-22 before three straight errors brought CBU within two at 27-25. The Tigers took it out to a 29-25 lead, but a Garet Kreutziger kill, a Tiger error and a Penner ace made it 29-28. On the final play of the set, Cabral was whistled for a questionable error to end the set.
The Lancers broke open the final set, after leading 9-7, with a 16-5 run to lead 25-12 and it was smooth sailing from there.
CBU now gets set for a trip to the Midwest next week at the Lindenwood Tournament and will be on the road until March 6 when it hosts Lewis (Ill.).
Playing just their second match inside Van Dyne Gym this season, the Lancers (5-3) dismantled the Tigers (0-1) in their season opener. CBU hit a season-high .450 (68-14-120) and had three players in double figures.
Levi Cabral led the way with 25 kills to go along with his four blocks and three digs. Mohamed Khattab was right behind with 13 kills, three blocks and two aces. The sophomore from Mokatam, Egypt, also tied a career-high with five digs. Ricky Brazee ripped a season-high 10 kills and posted eight blocks, just one of breaking into the top five for most in a single-match.
Blair Penner finished with 57 assists and also notched three blocks and six digs. Bryce Easter led the team with in digs with eight while Mike MacNeill had seven.
The Lancers hit .560 (15-1-25) in the first set asCabral and Khattab each had five kills in the set. Khattab was a perfect 5-for-5 and served a pair of aces as well in the opening set. Princeton opened the set with a 5-2 run, but that just woke up CBU as they answered with a 9-1 run capped by a Brazee and Penner double block to take an 11-6 lead. The Lancers managed the rest of the set to take a 1-0 lead.
CBU hit .500 (18-3-30) in the second set and Cabral again ripped five kills as CBU climbed out to a 2-0 lead. The Lancers led 6-5 early in the set and used a 5-1 run take an 11-6 lead. Later CBU led 22-17 before closing the set on an 8-4 run.
Princeton stormed out to a 5-1 lead in the third set, but CBU scored three straight to close it 5-4, but the Tigers didn't lose the early lead. The Lancers pulled within two a handful of times and trailed 14-12 before Princeton went on a 5-1 run to take its biggest lead of the set at 19-13. The Lancers closed it to three at 23-20, but Princeton again held the Lancers off with a 3-1 run to lead 26-21 and led 27-22 before three straight errors brought CBU within two at 27-25. The Tigers took it out to a 29-25 lead, but a Garet Kreutziger kill, a Tiger error and a Penner ace made it 29-28. On the final play of the set, Cabral was whistled for a questionable error to end the set.
The Lancers broke open the final set, after leading 9-7, with a 16-5 run to lead 25-12 and it was smooth sailing from there.
CBU now gets set for a trip to the Midwest next week at the Lindenwood Tournament and will be on the road until March 6 when it hosts Lewis (Ill.).
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