Wieczorek, Wexter Lead #12 Pepperdine Past Princeton

Saturday, February 3

Malibu, Calif.

1:00 PM

Pepperdine University

Princeton

Wieczorek, Wexter Lead #12 Pepperdine Past Princeton

2/3/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball

Feb. 3, 2018

Final Stats

Box Score | Interview

MALIBU, Calif. -- Red-shirt junior David Wieczorek and junior Michael Wexter posted career-high .650 and .727 hitting percentages respectively to propel the No. 12 Pepperdine men's volleyball team to a sweep over Princeton in Firestone Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

The Waves (4-2) hit for a collective .365 success rate, while plastering eight aces down on the Tigers (1-7) for the 25-20, 25-15, 27-25 victory.

BIG WAVES

David Wieczorek (Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy): 15 kills, .650 hitting %, 3 aces, 3 blocks, 2 digs, 17 service receptions
Alex Harthaller (Innsbruck, Austria/Akademischeg Gymnasium/IPFW): 5 kills, 1 ace
Michael Wexter (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West HS): 8 kills, .727 hitting %, 1 ace, 2 digs
Max Chamberlain (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs HS): 3 blocks, 1 ace
Colby Harriman (Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit HS): 6 kills, 2 aces
Robert Mullahey (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS): 35 assists, 6 digs, 1 block
Weston Barnes (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS/George Mason): 7 digs, 16 service receptions
Noah Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS): 5 kills, .500 hitting %

WAVES VS. TIGERS

Pepperdine was solid in all areas of play, outhitting Princeton with 42 kills on a .365 success rate, while allowing 27 kills on a .283 clip to the opposition. The Waves put down eight aces to the Tigers one. The opposition out-blocked the home team 8.0-4.0. Each side marked double-figure service errors as the Waves marked 17 and the Tigers tallied 14.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 12-5-21 (.333)

2. 12-5-23 (.304)

3. 18-5-30 (.433)

TOTAL: 42-15-74 (.365)

PRINCETON ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 11-4-23 (.304)

2. 4-3-14 (.071)

3. 12-3-23 (.391)

TOTAL: 27-10-60 (.283)

PLAY-BY-PLAY

Pepperdine came out of the starting gate big on the offensive, amassing 12 kills and three aces throughout the set. The Waves went ahead 8-4 early after an Alex Harthaller ace, but the opposition was able to bring it to a one-point deficit at the 16-15 mark. David Wieczorek found the floor from the service line and he and Max Chamberlain denied the Tigers' attack en route to set-point advantage. Michael Wexter put the final set away 25-20 for the early Waves' lead.

Pepperdine dominated the second set early, amassing a 9-5 lead with aces from Wieczorek and Chamberlain. The Waves continued to pound down with smashes from Chamberlain and Harriman and a block connection from Wieczorek and Chamberlain to make it 20-11 late in the set. A series of kills and a last service error from the other side of the net, the home team collected the 25-15 set win to head into the third with the big advantage.

Despite the Waves' advantage heading into the third set, the opposition came out strong, leading the set throughout its majority towards a 20-17 lead late in the action. Pepperdine tied the set at the 22-22 mark after a Colby Harriman ace and Wieczorek smash. After a few back-and-forth options, a pair of kills from Wieczorek and a match-winning kill from Harriman earned the Waves a 27-25 win and the three-set sweep.

NEXT UP

Next week, the Waves open MPSF action at Grand Canyon and Concordia-Irvine with matches on February 8 and 10. Follow the Waves on Facebook and Twitter, @PeppVolleyball, and follow the team on Instagram, @PepperdineWaves. Get all the most recent schedules, results and more on www.PepperdineWaves.com.