Men’s Volleyball Caged by William Penn

Lamoni, Iowa. – The Graceland University Men's Volleyball team took on the William Penn University Statesmen. The Yellowjackets defeated by the Wildcats, 3-0. Moving to 3-12 on the season and are 1-8 in the Heart.

Set 1: Graceland 14 | William Penn 25
Malakai Christian would open the set with a kill from Isaac Elliott. William Penn would answer to create a 9-4 lead. Graceland would close the deficit to two points (9-7), points from a Logan Book ace and a Christian kill. The Statesmen would respond with a nine-point jump and hold their lead to take set one.

Set 2: Graceland 13 | William Penn 25
The Statesmen pushed their offensive play to take the lead. Graceland saw points from Malakai Christian (ace and block), Isaac Elliott (block), Hansen Salausa-Kaawa (two kills and two blocks), Sam Johnson (kill), and Thomas Weseloh (kill). William Penn held their lead to take the second set.

Set 3: Graceland 22 | William Penn 25
Graceland would come out hot, keeping the score even. The Yellowjackets would retake the lead with a three-point jump (9-8), a kill by Sam Johnson and an Andrew Cziep ace. The Yellowjackets would push a three-point jump to take a one-point lead (14-13), kills by Hansen Salausa-Kaawa and Thomas Weseloh. The Statesmen created space and would snatch five of the remaining six points to take the set.

Graceland Leaders-
DIGS: Logan Book – 8
KILLS: Malakai Christian – 6
SERVICE ACES: Andrew Cziep – 2
ASSISTS: Sean Malaki –13
BLOCKS: Isaac Elliott / Malakai Christian – 3 assists

William Penn Leaders-
DIGS: Joao Gabriel Filippelli – 10
KILLS: Landon Krause – 12
SERVICE ACES: Landon Krause – 2
ASSISTS: Matt Helmick –28
BLOCKS: Britten Beallis – 3

Up Next:
The Men's Volleyball team be back on their home court on Tuesday March 19, when they take on the University of Science Health and Pharmacy Eutectics. Match time is set for 7:00 pm.

-Yellowjackets-