TMU Men's Volleyball
2
Hope International HIU 6-10, 1-5
3
Winner The Master's TMU 11-6, 3-3
Hope International HIU
6-10, 1-5
2
Final
3
The Master's TMU
11-6, 3-3
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Hope International HIU 16 25 25 17 9 (2)
The Master's TMU 25 21 21 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Tim Heiduk, Assistant Athletic Director, Events and Communications

Master's battles back to beat Hope in five sets

Facing a two-set-to-one deficit at home against Hope International University, eighth-ranked TMU Men's Volleyball went to its bench to look for a spark.
 
Ezra Moore and Braden Van Groningen gave the Mustangs just that.
 
The duo helped Master's rally back to win a five-set, Golden State Athletic Conference thriller by set scores of 25-16, 21-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-9.
 
"It's great to be able to come from behind and win a match," Master's Head Coach Jared Goldberg said. "We had some great contributions tonight coming off the bench from Braden Van Groningen and Ezra Moore."
 
After HIU scored the first three points of the match, TMU responded by scoring the next seven, cruising to a first-set victory.
 
The visiting Royals battled back to win the next two sets, fueled by multiple 6-0 runs.
 
"We did a great job starting off game one, but by the second set they were making a ton of plays defensively," Goldberg said.
 
The Mustangs gained momentum back in the fourth set with the help of a strong service game. Van Groningen and Johnny Buchanan each served a pair of aces, as TMU took an early 9-3 advantage. Master's managed its lead from there, before Wyatt Bates' ace sent the match to a deciding fifth set.
 
In the final stanza, Moore (16 assists) showcased great chemistry with the Mustang middles, connecting with Brett Norkus for a pair of early kills. Van Groningen pitched in three kills of his own in the fifth set, with two Will Avera blocks also punctuating TMU's comeback victory.
 
"Overall it wasn't the cleanest night for us offensively, but we kept swinging and played hard the whole match," Goldberg said. "Big thanks to all our fans who supported the whole way through."
 
Avera (10 blocks) and Bates (21 digs) set new single-match program records. Trent Norkus led the Mustangs with 15 kills, while Van Groningen and Brett Norkus each tallied 11.
 
Master's (11-6 overall, 3-3 GSAC) returns to The MacArthur Center on Saturday at 1 p.m. to take on No. 4 Vanguard University. The Lions swept the Mustangs in Costa Mesa on Feb. 25.
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