Frankfort, Ky. – The Maryville men's volleyball team pushed its winning streak to a season-high five by sweeping a pair of matches at Kentucky State. The Saints won the first match 25-11, 25-15, 26-24. Maryville claimed match two 25-17, 25-20, 25-18.
 
Match 1
The Saints scored 10 straight points to take control of set one. Maryville had five kills during the run to take early control. A 5-1 run midway through the set sealed the win. In set two, a 7-0 burst proved to be the difference. Maryville led 6-5 but soared to a 13-5 advantage. KSU got as close as 16-11 but another stretch of five points in six boosted the Saints. In the final set, neither team led by more than two points until the Saints took a 17-14 lead. It was still 19-15 but KSU inched ahead 23-21. The Saints responded with three straight to reach match point. KSU saved one but back-to-back kills by Jacob Fischer closed out the match.
 
Statistical Leaders:
Kills: Take Sandvig - 8
Hitting Percentage: Tate Sandvig - .727
Assists: Cameron Chambers - 26
Digs: Luke Van Handel - 6
Service Aces: three players - 1
Blocks: Jacob Fischer - 4
 
Match 1
The Saints went on a 7-1 run en route to claiming the first set. Maryville used a 6-0 spurt to pull away in the second set. The difference in the third and final set was a seven straight points as the Saints closed out the double sweep on the day.
 
Statistical Leaders:
Kills: Sydney Mathias and Luke Van Handel - 7
Hitting Percentage: Luke Van Handel - .294
Assists: Josh Zhuchenko - 21
Digs: Josh Zhuchenko - 8
Service Aces: Luke Van Handel - 3
Blocks: David Fleischer - 3
 
Records
Maryville: 11-8
Kentucky State: 1-5
 
What's Next?
The Saints make the trek over to Fontbonne Wednesday, March 2, for a 7 pm start in Clayton, Mo.