Photo by: Jocelyn Kline

Saturday, Feb. 8, the Elizabethtown College men’s volleyball team took a 3-1 loss against Marymount University. This put Etown 6-5 overall and 0-2 in the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC).

The Blue Jays were able to take the win in the first set but couldn’t defend the nest in the following sets.

Senior Nick Baxter led with a total of 12 kills, followed by first-year Steven Swain, who came out with six. First-year Dan Brackholtz went double-double with 28 assists and 14 digs for the team. First-year Tony Camillo had a team-high of four block assists.

In the first set, after being tied 6-6, Etown took a rally of four points and forced a timeout by Marymount. The Blue Jays were able to hold their lead although the score kept closing in.

In the second set the Blue Jays were down one when they got three points between Camillo and Swain. Marymount responded with a 7-1 point rally, gaining a 16-12 advantage and continued their lead to the end of the set. The third set was all Marymount taking a strong 17-7 lead.

The final set was similar to the third.

With a strong Marymount lead, the Blue Jays called a timeout, but couldn’t get an edge on Marymount who continued to hold the lead.

Although the Blue Jays cut the nine point lead, Marymount came out on top.

The team will be on the road against Rosemont College and King’s College Saturday, Feb. 15, with their first game starting at 2 p.m.