Isaac Seltzer had a team-high 14 kills and five blocks on Tuesday as The Master's blew past Hope International in three sets on Senior Night in The MacArthur Center.
TMU honored five seniors including Seltzer,
Ezra Vlad,
Matthew Hamm,
Grant Strong and
Grant Foster.
"It was great to be able to celebrate these guys before we go on the road," Head Coach
Jared Goldberg said. "I'm really thankful for that group and for what they've poured into this team and the culture they've built."
The Mustangs used a 5-0 run in the first set to expand their lead up to 9-3. Hope International tried to battle back with a 3-0 spurt, but a kill from the senior Vlad stopped the Royals' momentum. TMU closed out the set scoring the last six points unanswered, capped by one of Seltzer's kills to win the opening frame.
TMU got out to leads of 9-4 and 16-11 in the second frame and didn't look back. Seltzer had four kills in the set and The Master's had multiple aces coming from
Trace Oswald and
Preston Schmidt. The Mustangs went on a 6-1 run to finish the second set up 2-0 overall.
The final set was more of the same, as The Master's started to build a lead early. TMU got some more aces out of Foster, who had a career-high two aces on the night. Foster ended the night off with one of his six kills to seal the win for the Mustangs.
Vlad had an efficient 10 kills on 14 attempts and Oswald had seven kills and three aces. TMU dominated in every statistical category, including kills, aces, blocks, digs and assists. They also held HIU to no aces and no blocks.
The Master's will head on the road to close out their undefeated 2026 season, starting with a match against La Sierra on Wednesday.
