Men's Volleyball
4/4/2008 - Royals Close Out Season with Loss to #2 Lancers
Riverside, CA- On Friday, Hope International closed out their season on the road at #2 California Baptist and lost in four games (30-27, 28-30, 30-21, 30-23). Junior Rich Camerlengo finished with a team high 15 kills and a match high 10 block assists.
The Royals apparently forgot how to play defense (especially in Game 3) and serve in their final match of the season. The Royals allowed the Lancers to hit .316 for the match including a whooping .783 in Game 3. The Lancers had 19 kills on 23 attempts with just 1 error in the third game. Though in a losing effort, the Royals actually hit .542 themselves in Game 3.
Serving came back to haunt the Royals as well. They misfired for a season high 22 serving errors.
Camerlengo pounded out his 15 kills on 24 attempts with just 4 errors (a .458 hitting percentage). Speaking of hitting percentages, Junior Nelson Hernandez hit a match high .556 (6 kills on 9 attempts with 1 error).
Senior Poyer Poia, playing in final collegiate match, knocked home 12 kills. He finished his senior season with a team high 201 kills overall.
Senior Glenn Henry and Sophomore Noah Casaquit finished the match with 4 digs each. On the year, Henry edged Casaquit (139-138) for the season lead in the digs department.
The Lancers were lead by the three armed hitting monster of Donald Baliaba, Mike MacNeil, and Adiel Tiedjop- who combined for 49 of the team’s 60 kills. Baliaba finished with a match high 20 kills while MacNeil ended up with 16. Tiedjop pounded down 13 kills.
The Royals closed out their season losing 9 of their final 10 matches and end up with a 5-17 overall record. The Lancers close their regular season with a 12-11 record.