The Misericordia University men's volleyball season came an end with a 3-0 loss at Juniata in the ECAC Championships semifinals.
Â
Juniata advanced to the championship match with 25-12, 25-11, 25-12 victory. The Cougars ended their second season at 20-17.
Â
Ryan Miller led the Cougars with eight kills while
Matt Lavin added six. Lavin was named to the All-Tournament team.
Â
Jordan Spidle had a team-high 12 assists and
Dylan Sellitti had nine.
Â
Conner Westerfield had five digs.
Â
After Juniata took a 5-0 lead in the opener, the Cougars used kills by Bauder and
Billy Murphy to get within 9-5.
Â
Juniata stretched its lead to 20-10 and closed the set on a 5-1 run.
Â
Kills by Bauder and Lavin keyed a 6-3 run that got MU within 14-9 in the second set. Juniata answered with a 9-1 spurt to put the set away.
Â
Miller gave the Cougars their first lead in the third set and
Jason Campbell's kill tied the set, 4-4. But, the Eagles scored seven straight points to take control of the set.
Â