GREENVILLE, Pa. - Senior Jackson Rutkowski eclipsed 700 career kills as the Maroons dropped two tightly contested battles in Pennsylvania.
Game 1 Information
Thiel 3, Roanoke 1
Records: Thiel (5-4, 0-0), Roanoke (4-1, 2-0)
Location: Greenville, Pa. (Maenpa Court at Beeghly Gymnasium)
Game 1 Notes and Notables
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All four sets were close with the final two requiring extra points. Thiel took the first set, 25-21, before RC grabbed the second at 25-20. Thiel then finished out the game with 34-32 and 26-24 set victories.
Game 2 Information
#18 St. John Fisher 3, Roanoke 2
Records: St. John Fisher (4-1, 0-0), Roanoke (4-2, 2-0)
Game 2 Notes and Notables
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Rutkowski also led in kills for match two, tallying 12. His combined 25 kills on the day put him at 717 career kills, making him just the second Maroon to surpass the 700 mark. The first to do so was his fellow senior Michael Cummins.
Up Next
The Maroons make their way back to the Keystone State next Saturday (Feb. 7), this time to Elizabethtown. They are scheduled to face Hood at 1:00 pm and Elizabethtown at 3:00 pm.