THE STORYLINE 

• The Immaculata men's volleyball team (5-5) will be back in action on Friday evening when they host Elizabethtown College at Alumnae Hall at 7:00 p.m. 

• Immaculata enters Friday night's match after falling in both matches of their quad match at Eastern University falling to the host Eagles 3-1, and to Valley Forge 3-2. 

• Elizabethtown (10-5, 1-1 CVC) enters Friday's match after falling to #9 Messiah 3-0 on Wednesday evening. 

SERIES HISTORY 

• Immaculata and Elizabethtown are meeting for the fourth time in their series that began in 2019. 

• Immaculata is 0-3 all-time vs Elizabethtown. 

LAST MEETING 

• Immaculata fell to Elizabethtown 3-0 in their last meeting on February 27, 2024, at Elizabethtown. 

• Josh McGurl had 10 kills, Joe Martell had 19 assists, and Matthew Pfister had eight digs for Immaculata. 

MIGHTY MAC NOTES 

• Immaculata continues a stretch in their schedule against stronger opponents on Friday evening with Elizabethtown visiting Alumnae Hall. 

• Josh McGurl leads Immaculata with 121 kills averaging 3.66 kills per set and has a team-high 29 service aces. McGurl has 70 digs, and a .954 receiving percentage. 

• Noah Zunski has 119 kills averaging 2.9 killers per set and has 16 service aces. 

• Joe Martell has 298 assists, averaging 7.45 assists per set, with 17 service aces, and 77 digs. 

• Matthew Pfister has a team-high 108 digs, averaging 2.70 digs per set, and has a .924 receiving percentage. 

• Christian Lee leads Immaculata with 13 total blocks this season. 

• Jordan Brown has 12 total blocks. 

• As a team Immaculata is averaging 10.4 digs per set and their opponents are averaging 10.4 digs per set. 

SCOUTING ELIZABETHTOWN 

• Junior outside hitter Logan Smith leads Elizabethtown with 135 kills. 

• Freshman outside hitter Arun Gopinath has 132 kills and 12 service aces. 

• Freshman setter Braydon Ambruster has 258 assists. 

• Junior libero Dustin Hagin has a team-high 166 digs.  

• Freshman middle blocker Josh McCoy has a team-high 39 total blocks.  

• As a team Elizabethtown is averaging 11.3 kills per set, and their opponents are averaging 10.3 kills per set. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW 

• Immaculata is 3-1 at Alumnae Hall this season, with two remaining home matches. 

• Immaculata is 4-2 in matches against teams from the United East Conference with three matches vs UEC teams remaining. 

• Immaculata is 1-2 in five set matches. 

UP NEXT  

• The Immaculata men's volleyball team, following a break in the schedule, will be back in action on Tuesday, March 4th when they visit Cairn University for a 7 p.m. match. 

• Immaculata will be back at Alumnae Hall on Thursday, March 6th when they host St. Elizabeth's at Alumnae Hall at 7 p.m.