SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Roanoke College men's volleyball squad bounced back on Day 2 of the Wittenberg Kickoff Classic to sweep their matches. They won 3-2 against Thiel in the morning and 3-1 against Concordia Chicago in the afternoon. 
 
Game 1 Information 
Roanoke 3, Thiel 2 
Records: Roanoke (1-1, 0-0), Thiel (1-1, 0-0) 
Location: Springfield, Ohio (Pam Evans Smith Arena) 

Game 1 Notes and Notables 

• After dropping the first set, RC came back to win the next two before Thiel forced a fifth. The Maroons took the fifth set 15-11. 

• Jackson Rutkowski paced the team in kills with 18. Michael Cummins also reached double digit kills, tallying 13. 

• Sophomore Gabe Fabbro did most of the setup work in the match, racking up 39 assists. 

• Rutkowski and Cummins also combined for eight of the team's nine service aces. 

• Libero Kaeden Noble led the team in digs with 15. 
   

Game 2 Information 
Roanoke 3, Concordia Chicago 1 
Records: Roanoke (2-1, 0-0), Concordia Chicago (0-3, 0-0) 

Game 2 Notes and Notables 

• Roanoke opened with a set win 26-24 but dropped another tight contest in the second set. The Maroons didn't falter and took the next two to complete the sweep on the day. 

• RC was efficient in the third set, hitting .619 and going 15-16 on the sideout. 

• Rutkowski added another 18 kills while Cummins and Cade Kinne had 10 a piece. 

• Dominic Wheaton was the most efficient attacker of the match, totaling nine kills and a .438 hitting percentage. 

• Fabbro took the bulk of the assist work yet again, totaling 42 in the match. His total is a new single game career high for Fabbro, beating his previous high which was set in the earlier game of the day. 

• Noble led in digs yet again with 13 but Cummins and CJ Kingston joined him in the double-digits club with 10 each. 

Up Next 
Roanoke takes a trip to Pennsylvania next weekend in which they will face Penn State Altoona on Friday (Jan. 17) at 6:00pm before travelling to Lancaster on Saturday (Jan. 18) to face Widener and Lancaster Bible.