No. 4 Campbellsville Holds Off (RV) Tigers in Four

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The (RV) Georgetown College men's volleyball team (11-7, 6-2 RSC) lost on the road to No. 4 Campbellsville (20-1, 8-1 RSC) on Saturday afternoon in Gosser Gymnasium.

Campbellsville defeated Georgetown in four sets: 20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19.

HOW IT HAPPENED
A highly competitive first set saw four lead changes through the opening 10 points. Georgetown strung together a 4-1 run to lead 9-6 in the early goings before Campbellsville fought back to tie things at 16-16. From there, though, the Tigers rattled off six of the next eight points to establish a 22-18 lead. A pair of attack errors closed things out, 25-20 in favor of Georgetown.

The second set started off back-and-forth as well, with Campbellsville securing a 13-10 lead. Things shifted from there, though, as the hosts used a 6-0 run to put the set out of reach, 19-11. Georgetown dropped the second, 25-16.

Georgetown held early leads in the third set as well before Campbellsville clamped down on both sides of the ball. This time, a 4-0 spurt gave the hosts the separation they needed for the rest of the set. Despite a Santino Zucchiatti kill, making it a 17-15 game, Campbellsville rattled off eight of the next nine points to win 25-16.

The fourth set saw Georgetown hold a lead on four different occasions and fight from behind when trailing. Down three at the 17-14 mark, Georgetown rattled off a 5-1 run to capture a 19-18 lead. A 7-0 run ended things, though as Campbellsville claimed the fourth, 25-19.

THE TEAM
Georgetown hit .144 as a squad, with CU earning a .324 mark. The Tigers had 36 kills and 36 assists. Georgetown collected three service aces and 30 digs.  

THE PLAYERS
* Kristjan Unt produced a team-high 13 kills with four digs and a service ace.
* Michal Bak had six kills with five digs and two block assists.
* Santino Zucchiatti also added six kills to go with four block assists.

UP NEXT
The Tigers return home to host Oakland City University (14-6, 5-3 RSC) on Tuesday, March 24.

First serve with the Mighty Oaks is set for 6:00 p.m. in Davis-Reid Alumni Gym.