FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – The Wildcats rolled into Tuesday without a loss since the West Coast trip, but their first NCAA Division II foe proved to be a tough one. Emmanuel College handled Fort Valley State all match and took away the 3-0 men's volleyball meeting.

Jaequon Henderson killed a late point in the opening set to pull his FVSU (3-4) team to within 21-19. The Lions (2-8) put the next four points on the scoreboard for the 25-19 first-set win. The Wildcats led early in set number two, 6-4, but the Lions tallied five of the final seven points for a 25-22 final. Down 20-16 in set three, FVSU tied the set with four-straight points only to have Emmanuel regain the momentum with the following three points and eventual 25-22 win to close out the night.

Jaxon Hicks led the Wildcat frontline with six kills to go with four digs, two aces and two block assists. Chey Cooper contributed five kills, five digs, three aces and a block. Taviian Martin added three kills, an ace and a block.

Henderson handed out 13 assists while he had three kills, three blocks, two digs and an ace. Raheem Thomas manned the defense with five blocks and a dig. Oshane Farquharson had three blocks, five digs and a kill.

Eli Zdonek downed a match-best 12 kills for Emmanuel.

FVSU returns home on Friday (Feb. 16) evening meeting with Talladega College in the HPE Arena starting at 3 p.m.

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