HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Drew University men's volleyball played a nationally-ranked opponent for the second time in four days and lost by a final of 3-0 to No. 2 Juniata College in a Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) match Friday evening.
 
The Eagles won 25-16, 25-10, 25-23.
 
Sophomore Gio Martin led the Rangers (12-13, 2-3 CVC) with a big night, throwing down 12 kills while making just two errors on 21 attempts for a .476 hitting performance. Sophomore Quinn Donahue handed out 25 assists, and classmate Eric Forget notched five digs.

Sophomore Michael Shipman finished with one block and in the process, broke his own single-season team record set last season. He now has 79 blocks on the year.
 
Tyler Phillips paced Juniata (23-2, 5-1 CVC) with 12 kills.
 
In an extremely close final set, the Rangers led by as much as four (19-15) late in the period before Juniata went back in front with a 5-0 run. Drew tied the match four times down the stretch, including twice on a pair of kills from Shipman, the second of which made it 22-22. A Juniata service error made it 23-all, but the Eagles clinched the match on a pair of kills.
 
Drew is back in action on Saturday, when they travel to Elizabethtown College for a tri-match. The Rangers face Elizabethtown at noon in a big CVC matchup before taking on Penn State-Schuylkill at 2 p.m. in a non-conference affair