Blazer Tally GNAC Win at Colby-Sawyer

NEW LONDON, NH– The Elm's College men's volleyball team picked up a GNAC win on the road at Colby-Sawyer, 3-0. 

THE BASICS:

SCORE: Elms 3 | Colby-Sawyer 0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-20)

RECORDS: Elms (5-4, 3-0 GNAC) Colby-Sawyer (0-6, 0-3 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED: The Blazers jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first set following a kill from Luis Martinez. A pair of kills from Antonio Delgado Rolon and Martinez put the Blazers up 17-11 before a trio of kills from Cecil Villa, Moose Perry, and Martinez closed out the set 25-16. 

The second set saw the Blazers up 6-1 off a service run from Carlos Mercado. A Mercado kill put the Blazers up 16-8 before a pair of kills from Mercado and Perry alongside a Charger error ended the set 25-11. 

The Blazers saw themselves down 0-5 in the third set before a trio of kills from Axelmanuel Figueroa Acevedo, Mercado, and Villa brought them even at 9-9. The game remained close before a bad set from the Chargers and a kill from Delgado Rolon put the Blazers up 19-18. The Blazers closed out the set on a 6-2 run to win 25-20. Elms won the match 3-0. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Martinez led the all players with 12 kills and 4 aces and added 13 digs. Mercado and Delgado Rolon added 6 kills a piece.

Collin Liedke led all players with 14 digs while Delgado Rolon chipped in 7. 

Mercado led the Blazer offense with 22 assists as the Blazers hit a match-high .368 in the second set and .241 for the match.

UP NEXT:

The Blazers are back on home court tonight (2/16) for a non-conference matchup vs. Sage at 7pm. 

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