Men’s Volleyball downed by Alderson Broaddus in road match

PHILIPPI, W.Va. --- Carlow University men's volleyball lost a quick, 3-0, match to Alderson Broaddus University on the road Saturday.

The Celtics (0-14) scored just 15 kills against the Battlers (7-11) in a match that lasted under an hour.

Colin Wiegand led the Celtics with five kills, while Will Piccolino and Russ Cyprowski added four digs apiece.

Alderson Broaddus jumped out to a 7-1 lead en route to a 25-11 first set win.

Carlow battled the Battlers in the second set, trailing 16-14 midway through.

With the Celtics behind, 22-17, Alderson Broaddus put together three kills and took advantage of two Carlow errors to win, 25-19.

The Battlers led 16-7 in the third set and once again pulled away for the 25-13 win.

Andrew Nielsen led all players with 11 kills, followed by teammate Nate Rogers who tallied 10 for Alderson Broaddus.

The Battlers visit Carlow for a rematch March 24 at 3:30 p.m.