ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The Roanoke College men's volleyball fell to Elizabethtown and Rutgers-Newark in their tri-match competition on Saturday.
 
Game 1 Information 
Elizabethtown 3, Roanoke 1 
Records: Elizabethtown (8-3, 1-0), Roanoke (8-4, 1-0) 
Location: Elizabethtown, Pa. (Thompson Gymnasium) 

Game 1 Notes and Notables 

• After dropping the first set, the Maroons took the second 25-23 before falling 31-29 in the third. Elizabethtown finished off the match in the fourth 25-21. 

• Jackson Rutkowski led the way with 21 kills. 

• Michael Cummins, Dominic Wheaton, and Pierce Faulcon also surpassed double-digit kills. 

• Kaeden Noble recorded 15 digs with Teagan Cole and Rutkowski right behind him at 12 and 11 digs. 

• Cole led the squad in assists with 36. 

 
Game 2 Information 
Rutgers-Newark 3, Roanoke 1 
Records: Rutgers-Newark (6-3, 0-0), Roanoke (8-5, 1-0) 

Game 2 Notes and Notables 

• Rutgers-Newark grabbed the first two sets. RC answered back in the third with a tight 26-24 win before Rutgers-Newark ended it in the fourth. 

• Michael Cummins topped the Maroons in kills with 14, while Jackson Rutkowski followed it up with 12. 

• Kaeden Noble tied his season high of 17 digs in the match. 

• Gabe Fabbro led the way in assists with 19 while Teagan Cole had 13. 

• Colin Mendoza had four assisted blocks and Rutkowski had a solo block and three assisted. Pierce Faulcon and Dominic Wheaton also had three assisted blocks. 
   

Up Next 
The Maroons don't have a mid-week matchup this week but they return to ODAC competition next Saturday (Feb. 15) when they head to Randolph-Macon for a tri-match. They are set to face RMC at 1:00 pm and Stevenson in a non-conference game at 3:00 pm.