ROCKLIN, Calif. – For the final time in the inaugural season of Jessup Men's Volleyball, the Warriors took to Horton Court on Wednesday night. With Simpson back in town, the night was a highlight reel from start to finish, beginning with Senior Night and ending with a sendoff sweep.
Three seniors were honored on Wednesday as part of the first Senior Night in program history:
Logan Marks,
Taylor Marks, and
Sydney Mathias.
Jessup's three seniors each had big performances in their final match inside Warrior Arena.
Logan Marks led the match in digs with nine, while his brother Taylor totaled a match-leading 40 assists. Mathias finished with seven digs and three kills with his final attack being match point.
Jan Lopuch led the Warriors with 16 kills on a .552 hitting performance.
Carter Depue finished behind him with 14.
The Warriors trailed only two times in Wednesday's match. The first came after Simpson scored the first point of the match, but Jessup countered with three straight to take a 3-1 lead. Simpson's second lead came in the third set when they took a 2-1 advantage.
Jessup grabbed the first set 25-18 and followed it up with a 25-16 showing in the second. The third and final set saw the Warriors claim victory by a 25-17 final.
Wednesday's sweep is the fifth of the season for the Warriors. They have swept three matches in a row.
With the victory the Warriors improve their record to 10-4. At the worst, Jessup can end its first regular season with a .500 mark.
The quest to capture a regular season winning record will begin on Friday when the Warriors travel south to Costa Mesa for the first of back-to-back matches with Vanguard. After two days in the Freed Center, Jessup will return to Southern California for their final two matches of the regular season as they visit Pepperdine in Malibu.
Postseason play begins on April 25 with day one of the NCCAA Tournament in Elgin, IL.
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