MEN'S
VOLLEYBALL VS. PRINCETON
When:
Friday, 7 p.m.
Where:
Recreation & Athletic Complex
Tickets:
$5 for adults, $2 for youth and seniors,
free for students
Records:
Mason (15-9, 7-2), Princeton (3-17, 1-8)
Notes:
The
Patriots, who have already wrapped up the second seed in the Eastern
Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament, will host Princeton in the
final regular-season EIVA match for both teams. The Patriots will host NYU in
the opening round of the EIVA tournament next weekend while Princeton did not
qualify for the EIVA Tournament. This match will mark the return of Colton Nail
from injury as the redshirt senior rejoins the team for the first time since
2008. The Patriots won the first meeting on the road on Feb. 18, taking a 25-14,
25-16, 21-25, 25-17 win. Mark Jones
had 15 kills, Brandon Joyner
had 41 assists
and six blocks as the Patriots hit .255. Princeton hit just .115 in that match.
MEN'S
VOLLEYBALL VS. #9 OHIO STATE
When:
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Where:
Recreation & Athletic Complex
Tickets:
$5 for adults, $2 for youth and seniors,
free for students
Records:
Mason (15-9), #9 Ohio State (20-6)
Notes:
The
Patriots are facing Ohio State for the second time this season. The first time
the teams faced was Jan. 18 when the Buckeyes were ranked #10. Ohio State took
a 29-27, 25-21, 20-25, 25-17 win over the Patriots. Mark Jones
had 18 kills and
Shaun Sibley
had 11 kills and hit .625 as the Patriots hit .313. Ohio State hit
.347 in the match and got 60 assists from Steven Kehoe. The Buckeyes also had
39 digs while Mason had 27. Three ranked teams have come to The RAC this season
and Mason is 2-1 in those contests. Shaun Sibley
leads the nation in blocks per
set and Mark Jones
is fifth in the country in kills per set. For Ohio State,
Steven Kehoe is fifth in the country in assists per set while John Klanac is 15th
in the nation in hitting percentage.
