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Cumberland University

MVB
3
Winner Cumberland (TN) CUMBERLA 10-9, 6-4
2
Oakland City OAKLAND 14-8, 5-5
Winner
Cumberland (TN) CUMBERLA
10-9, 6-4
3
Final
2
Oakland City OAKLAND
14-8, 5-5
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Cumberland (TN) CUMBERLA 25 25 18 23 15 (3)
Oakland City OAKLAND 23 23 25 25 8 (2)

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at Brescia University (Ky.)

3/28/2026 | 1:00 PM

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Mar. 28 (Sat) / 1:00 PM
at Brescia University (Ky.)
History

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Phoenix Defeat Mighty Oaks in Five Sets

OAKLAND CITY, IND. - - Cumberland battled over five sets to defeat the Mighty Oaks on the road.

Joao Infante had an impressive 20 kills on the night with a .308 hitting percentage. Nage Hendrickson chipped in with 12, while Zendai Richards added 15. Austin Kuehler put up 43 assists on the night. On the defensive end Francesco Corradini had two blocks, while Alexander Heuer had 12 digs. Cumberland finished with a .248 hitting percentage. 

In the opening set it was the Mighty Oaks that took the slim lead 6-8 through a number of kills and a couple of service aces. A service ace from Kuehler brought the set level at 12-12, as both teams were battling to gain any sort of advantage. Cumberland went on a 4-1 run to take the lead late in the first set, followed by Oakland City errors as the home side took a time out. Oakland City did claw back a few points but Cumberland kept their lead and took the first set 25-23.

It was the home side who went on a 1-4 run to take the early 5-7 lead, however Cumberland responded well with a three point run to take the lead back at 8-7. The game was in the balance with both teams playing some great volleyball at 17-17. The Phoenix picked up two points to make it 21-19 and forced a Mighty Oaks timeout. Back to back kills from the home side put the set level at 23-23 and forced a Phoenix timeout. The timeout paid dividends for the Phoenix as back to back kills from Richards gave them the win 25-23. 

Oakland City took the early 2-5 lead with kills from Paul Mueller and Thiago Bassani. The Mighty Oaks held their lead at 7-10. Oakland City had picked up some momentum and with a four point run found themselves 12-18 up and forced a Cumberland timeout. Cumberland went on a three point run including a kill from Hendrickson and a Heuer service ace to cut the Mighty Oaks lead to 17-21 and force the home side to take a timeout. Oakland City used the timeout to compose themselves and ensured they would take the third set 18-25 and remain in the match. 

The third set was similar to the others with both teams getting points on the board quickly. The set was in the balance at 12-12 as a Hendrickson kill brought the Phoenix level. Oakland City went on a four point run to take a 12-16 lead, however the Phoenix responded with a four point run of their own including a Corradini kill followed by a service ace from the senior to bring the set level at 16-16. Both teams pushed each other the whole way in this set however, it was Oakland City who took the 23-25 win.

Three kills in a row by Cumberland gave them the early 3-1 lead in the fifth set. CU held their lead at 9-6 thanks to a kill from Infante followed by a service ace from the senior. Cumberland didn't look back from here and took the fifth set by a score of 15-8.

The Phoenix have a quick turnaround as they face Brescia on the road tomorrow at 1PM CT.
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Players Mentioned

Francesco Corradini

#21 Francesco Corradini

MB
6' 2"
Graduate Student
Nage Hendrickson

#20 Nage Hendrickson

OH
6' 2"
Senior
Alexander Heuer

#3 Alexander Heuer

DS/S/L
5' 11"
Junior
Joao Infante

#11 Joao Infante

OH
6' 5"
Senior
Zendai Richards

#4 Zendai Richards

OH
6' 0"
Junior
Austin Kuehler

#7 Austin Kuehler

S
6' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Francesco Corradini

#21 Francesco Corradini

6' 2"
Graduate Student
MB
Nage Hendrickson

#20 Nage Hendrickson

6' 2"
Senior
OH
Alexander Heuer

#3 Alexander Heuer

5' 11"
Junior
DS/S/L
Joao Infante

#11 Joao Infante

6' 5"
Senior
OH
Zendai Richards

#4 Zendai Richards

6' 0"
Junior
OH
Austin Kuehler

#7 Austin Kuehler

6' 6"
Freshman
S