The Roanoke College men’s volleyball team improved to 9-1 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference matches with a three-set win over Virginia Wesleyan in Virginia Beach last weekend. The Maroons also dropped a non-conference match to Southern Virginia.
Against VWU the Maroons rolled through the first two sets, winning 25-15 and 25-14. VWU started strong in the third, but RC closed it out with seven of the set’s final eight points to take it 25-21.
Jackson Rutkowski led the Maroons in kills with 13 and Pierce Faulcon and Michael Cummins also hit double digits with 10 kills each. Johnny Moran topped the squad in assists and digs with 24 and 12.
In the second match Southern Virginia, the 10th ranked team in the nation in Division III, defeated the Maroons three sets to none. Southern Virginia improved to 20-3 while the Maroons fell to 16-6 overall.
Next up for the Maroons is a trip to Randolph-Macon this Saturday for a 2 pm ODAC match.
