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Box Score

Thiel THI 8-9,2-0 AMCC

Buffalo St. BuffSt 9-8,0-0 DIII Independent

Thiel THI

8-9,2-0 AMCC

Final

Feb. 28, 2024

Buffalo St. BuffSt

9-8,0-0 DIII Independent

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Thiel THI	20	18	20	(0)
Buffalo St. BuffSt	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 2/28/2024 9:08:00 PM

Men's Volleyball Runs Winning Streak to Three with Sweep of Thiel

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BUFFALO, NY – Gavin Wilczewski (Elma, NY/East Aurora) recorded 14 kills, while Christopher Laboy (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Lafayette) chipped in 12 kills, to lead the Buffalo State men's volleyball team to a sweep over visiting Thiel on Wednesday evening in Houston Gymnasium.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Thiel – 0
SET SCORES: (25-20, 25-18, 25-20)
LOCATION: Houston Gym – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (9-8), Thiel (8-9)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

Wilczewski's 14 kills came on just 25 attempts with only one attack error for an exceptional .520 hitting percentage.
Laboy tallied his 12 kills on a .409 hitting percentage.
Jake Woelfel (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca West) added nine kills, while Kaden Strong (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca East) had five kills.
Alex Nuez (Paterson, NJ/Eastside) recorded a match-high 11 digs.
Jackson Stang (Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home) had two service aces, while also contributing 35 assists.
The Bengals earned their fourth win of the year against an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent, the conference that Buffalo State will join next season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Buffalo State jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the opening set, led by three kills and an ace from Strong.
The Tomcats fought back to within one point at 21-20, before Buffalo State closed the set with four straight points, a kill by Wilczewski and three attack errors by Thiel.
Thiel led by as many as three early in the second set, and controlled a 13-12 lead midway through. Buffalo State went on a 7-0 run that included two kills by Woelfel, a pair of combo blocks from Stang and Strong, a kill by Wilczewski, and a clutch ace by George Muriel (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg).
The Bengals' lead did not dip below five points the remainder of the set, and a kill by Laboy closed out the set.
Tied at 19-19 in the third set, the Bengals rallied for four straight points, and six of the final seven points, as Muriel closed out the victory with a kill.

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