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# Merrimack (3-9,0-0 DI Independent) -VS- # LIU (4-6,0-0 NEC)

Box Score

Merrimack logo
0
vs
LIU logo
3

# Merrimack (3-9,0-0 DI Independent)
-VS-
# LIU (4-6,0-0 NEC)

Team Score By Period
Team 1 2 3
Merrimack Merri 24 15 15
Winner LIU LIU 26 25 25
Date:
2/20/2026
Time:
6:00 pm
Site:
Brooklyn, NY (Steinberg Wellness Center)
Attendance:
201
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Match History vs Merrimack

Match Details

Game Statistics By Set
Set Merrimack LIU
K E TA % K E TA %
Set #1 14 7 36 0.194 11 4 36 0.194
Set #2 8 10 27 -0.074 4 4 15 0.0
Set #3 8 6 38 0.053 13 2 30 0.367
Total 30 23 101 .069 28 10 81 .222
Team Statistical Comparison
Statistic Team Comparison
Merri - LIU
Points
37.0
43.5
Kills
30
28
Aces
4
7
Blocks
3
8
Assists
29
24
Digs
35
41

Game Leaders

Merri - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Birkenbeuel, Dallas (11), Johnson, Jack (8), Tkachev, Max (6)
Aces Tkachev, Max (2), Tidik, Nick (1), Taschner, Blake (1)
Blocks Johnson, Jack (2), Venegas, Nathaniel (2), Tidik, Nick (1)
Assists Taschner, Blake (26), Standage, Kyle (1), Johnson, Jack (1)
Digs Taschner, Blake (7), Birkenbeuel, Dallas (7), Tkachev, Max (7)
LIU - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Vernon, Ike (13), McNellis, Drew (5), Cabinian, Heston (4)
Aces Vernon, Ike (2), McNellis, Drew (1), Spencer, Kale (1)
Blocks McNellis, Drew (4), Kövessy, Kristóf (4), Holowecky, Owen (3)
Assists Holowecky, Owen (20), Cabinian, Heston (2), Spencer, Kale (1)
Digs Spencer, Kale (11), Cabinian, Heston (9), Holowecky, Owen (6)

Individual Statistics

Merrimack (3-9,0-0 DI Independent)

Merri - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
23 23 Tidik, Nick 3 2 4 12 -.167 0 0 1 4 1-4 0 1 0 4 0 0 3.5
11 11 Standage, Kyle 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0.0
4 4 Taschner, Blake 3 1 0 1 1.000 26 0 1 2 1-2 0 1 0 7 0 0 2.5
8 8 Johnson, Jack 3 8 3 14 .357 1 0 0 3 0-3 0 2 1 5 0 0 9.0
9 9 Birkenbeuel, Dallas 3 11 5 28 .214 0 0 0 2 0-2 0 0 0 7 0 2 11.0
21 21 Tkachev, Max 3 6 8 35 -.057 1 0 2 3 2-3 0 0 0 7 0 2 8.0
16 16 Venegas, Nathaniel 3 2 3 11 -.091 0 0 0 3 0-3 0 2 0 1 0 1 3.0
13 13 Hoover, Charles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Totals 30 23 101 .069 29 0 4 18 4-18 0 6 1 35 0 7 37
Merri - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
23 23 Tidik, Nick 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 3.5
11 11 Standage, Kyle 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0.0
4 4 Taschner, Blake 3 0 1 0 7 0 0 2.5
8 8 Johnson, Jack 3 0 2 1 5 0 0 9.0
9 9 Birkenbeuel, Dallas 3 0 0 0 7 0 2 11.0
21 21 Tkachev, Max 3 0 0 0 7 0 2 8.0
16 16 Venegas, Nathaniel 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 3.0
13 13 Hoover, Charles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Totals 0 6 1 35 0 7 37

LIU (4-6,0-0 NEC)

LIU - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
12 12 McNellis, Drew 3 5 2 9 .333 0 0 1 1 1-1 1 3 0 2 0 0 8.5
11 11 Spencer, Kale 3 2 3 17 -.059 1 0 1 1 1-1 0 1 0 11 0 0 3.5
7 7 Cabinian, Heston 3 4 4 18 .000 2 0 1 3 1-3 0 1 1 9 0 2 5.5
14 14 Holowecky, Owen 3 2 0 5 .400 20 0 1 2 1-2 0 3 1 6 0 0 4.5
8 8 Fuhrman, Slater 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0.0
21 21 Kövessy, Kristóf 3 2 0 4 .500 0 0 0 1 0-1 1 3 0 2 0 0 4.5
4 4 Vernon, Ike 3 13 1 28 .429 0 0 2 1 2-1 0 2 2 5 0 0 16.0
9 9 Krapf, Blake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
3 3 Brown, Titus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 28 10 81 .222 24 0 7 10 7-10 2 13 4 41 0 4 43.5
LIU - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
12 12 McNellis, Drew 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 8.5
11 11 Spencer, Kale 3 0 1 0 11 0 0 3.5
7 7 Cabinian, Heston 3 0 1 1 9 0 2 5.5
14 14 Holowecky, Owen 3 0 3 1 6 0 0 4.5
8 8 Fuhrman, Slater 3 0 0 0 6 0 2 0.0
21 21 Kövessy, Kristóf 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 4.5
4 4 Vernon, Ike 3 0 2 2 5 0 0 16.0
9 9 Krapf, Blake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
3 3 Brown, Titus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 2 13 4 41 0 4 43.5

Play By Play

Set #1 Plays

Set #1 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score LIU - Play Description
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen). 1 Merrimack 0
Merri 1 LIU 1 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Taschner, Blake (from Tkachev, Max). 2 Merrimack 1
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 3 Merrimack 1
Merri 3 LIU 2 [Taschner, Blake] Service error.
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake). 4 Merrimack 2
Merri 4 LIU 3 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Service error. 5 Merrimack 3
Merri 5 LIU 4 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Service error.
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 6 Merrimack 4
Merri 6 LIU 5 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Cabinian, Heston (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Service error. 7 Merrimack 5
Merri 7 LIU 6 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Kovessy, Kristof] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 8 Merrimack 6
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Johnson, Jack). 9 Merrimack 6
Merri 9 LIU 7 [Tidik, Nick] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 9 LIU 8 [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Vernon, Ike. 10 Merrimack 8
Merri 10 LIU 9 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 10 LIU 10 [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 10 LIU 11 [Spencer, Kale] Service ace (Team).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 11 Merrimack 11
Merri 11 LIU 12 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 12 Merrimack 12
Merri 12 LIU 13 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Service error.
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Service error. 13 Merrimack 13
Merri 13 LIU 14 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
LIU 13 LIU 15 [Cabinian, Heston] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 14 Merrimack 15
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Service ace (Fuhrman, Slater). 15 Merrimack 15
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas. 16 Merrimack 15
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Attack error by Spencer, Kale (block by Tidik, Nick; Taschner, Blake). 17 Merrimack 15
Merri 17 LIU 16 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Kovessy, Kristof (from Holowecky, Owen).
-- LIU subs: Krapf, Blake.
LIU 17 LIU 17 [Krapf, Blake] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU [Krapf, Blake] Service error. 18 Merrimack 17
Merri [Tidik, Nick] Service ace (Cabinian, Heston). 19 Merrimack 17
Merri 19 LIU 18 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
LIU 19 LIU 19 [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 19 LIU 20 [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (block by McNellis, Drew; Vernon, Ike).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 20 Merrimack 20
Merri 20 LIU 21 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Cabinian, Heston (block by Venegas, Nathaniel; Johnson, Jack). 21 Merrimack 21
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 22 Merrimack 21
Merri 22 LIU 22 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 22 LIU 23 [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Kovessy, Kristof.
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 23 Merrimack 23
-- Merri subs: Hoover, Charles.
Merri 23 LIU 24 [Hoover, Charles] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (from Birkenbeuel, Dallas).
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Cabinian, Heston (from Spencer, Kale). 24 Merrimack 24
Merri 24 LIU 25 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 24 LIU 26 [Cabinian, Heston] Kill by Holowecky, Owen (from Taschner, Blake).

Set #2 Plays

Set #2 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score LIU - Play Description
-- LIU subs: Krapf, Blake.
-- Merri subs: Hoover, Charles.
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Service error. 1 Merrimack 0
Merri 1 LIU 1 [Taschner, Blake] Service error.
LIU 1 LIU 2 [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 2 Merrimack 2
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Cabinian, Heston (block by Venegas, Nathaniel; Johnson, Jack). 3 Merrimack 2
Merri 3 LIU 3 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Service error.
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Cabinian, Heston. 4 Merrimack 3
Merri 4 LIU 4 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Service error.
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake). 5 Merrimack 4
Merri 5 LIU 5 [Johnson, Jack] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Kovessy, Kristof; Holowecky, Owen; Cabinian, Heston).
LIU 5 LIU 6 [Cabinian, Heston] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Holowecky, Owen; Kovessy, Kristof).
LIU 5 LIU 7 [Cabinian, Heston] Service ace (Birkenbeuel, Dallas).
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 6 Merrimack 7
Merri 6 LIU 8 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
LIU 6 LIU 9 [Kovessy, Kristof] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (block by Spencer, Kale; McNellis, Drew).
LIU 6 LIU 10 [Kovessy, Kristof] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 6 LIU 11 [Kovessy, Kristof] Kill by Spencer, Kale (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Kovessy, Kristof] Attack error by Spencer, Kale (from Holowecky, Owen). 7 Merrimack 11
Merri 7 LIU 12 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by McNellis, Drew (from Vernon, Ike). 8 Merrimack 12
Merri 8 LIU 13 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Vernon, Ike. 9 Merrimack 13
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Standage, Kyle). 10 Merrimack 13
Merri 10 LIU 14 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 10 LIU 15 [McNellis, Drew] Service ace (Tkachev, Max).
LIU 10 LIU 16 [McNellis, Drew] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake). 11 Merrimack 16
-- Merri subs: Hoover, Charles.
Merri 11 LIU 17 [Hoover, Charles] Service error.
LIU 11 LIU 18 [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by Kovessy, Kristof; Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 11 LIU 19 [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Cabinian, Heston (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Johnson, Jack.
LIU 11 LIU 20 [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 11 LIU 21 [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Tidik, Nick (block by Kovessy, Kristof).
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen). 12 Merrimack 21
Merri 12 LIU 22 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake), block error by Holowecky, Owen. 13 Merrimack 22
Merri [Tkachev, Max] Service ace (Cabinian, Heston). 14 Merrimack 22
Merri 14 LIU 23 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
LIU [Kovessy, Kristof] Service error. 15 Merrimack 23
Merri 15 LIU 24 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 15 LIU 25 [Holowecky, Owen] Service ace (Tkachev, Max).

Set #3 Plays

Set #3 Plays
Serve Team Merri - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score LIU - Play Description
-- Merri subs: Hoover, Charles.
Merri 0 LIU 1 [Taschner, Blake] Attack error by Venegas, Nathaniel (block by McNellis, Drew).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 1 Merrimack 1
Merri [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 2 Merrimack 1
Merri 2 LIU 2 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by Spencer, Kale (from Cabinian, Heston).
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 3 Merrimack 2
Merri 3 LIU 3 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Tkachev, Max (from Taschner, Blake). 4 Merrimack 3
Merri 4 LIU 4 [Johnson, Jack] Kill by Cabinian, Heston (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 4 LIU 5 [Vernon, Ike] Service ace (Standage, Kyle).
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Attack error by Cabinian, Heston (from Spencer, Kale). 5 Merrimack 5
Merri 5 LIU 6 [Tkachev, Max] Kill by Holowecky, Owen (from Cabinian, Heston).
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Service error. 6 Merrimack 6
Merri 6 LIU 7 [Tidik, Nick] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Kovessy, Kristof] Attack error by Spencer, Kale (from Cabinian, Heston). 7 Merrimack 7
Merri [Taschner, Blake] Service ace (Fuhrman, Slater). 8 Merrimack 7
Merri 8 LIU 8 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 8 LIU 9 [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by McNellis, Drew.
LIU 8 LIU 10 [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Standage, Kyle).
LIU 8 LIU 11 [Holowecky, Owen] Attack error by Venegas, Nathaniel (from Taschner, Blake).
LIU 8 LIU 12 [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Spencer, Kale).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 9 Merrimack 12
Merri 9 LIU 13 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Kill by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 9 LIU 14 [Spencer, Kale] Kill by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU 9 LIU 15 [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Tkachev, Max (block by McNellis, Drew; Vernon, Ike).
LIU 9 LIU 16 [Spencer, Kale] Attack error by Tkachev, Max.
LIU [Spencer, Kale] Service error. 10 Merrimack 16
Merri 10 LIU 17 [Venegas, Nathaniel] Kill by Vernon, Ike (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [McNellis, Drew] Kill by Tidik, Nick (from Taschner, Blake). 11 Merrimack 17
Merri 11 LIU 18 [Johnson, Jack] Service error.
LIU 11 LIU 19 [Vernon, Ike] Service ace (Birkenbeuel, Dallas).
LIU 11 LIU 20 [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Cabinian, Heston (from Fuhrman, Slater).
LIU [Vernon, Ike] Kill by Johnson, Jack (from Taschner, Blake). 12 Merrimack 20
Merri 12 LIU 21 [Tkachev, Max] Service error.
LIU [Cabinian, Heston] Service error. 13 Merrimack 21
Merri 13 LIU 22 [Tidik, Nick] Service error.
-- LIU subs: Brown, Titus.
LIU 13 LIU 23 [Brown, Titus] Service ace (Venegas, Nathaniel).
LIU [Brown, Titus] Kill by Birkenbeuel, Dallas (from Taschner, Blake). 14 Merrimack 23
Merri 14 LIU 24 [Taschner, Blake] Kill by McNellis, Drew (from Holowecky, Owen).
LIU [Holowecky, Owen] Service error. 15 Merrimack 24
Merri 15 LIU 25 [Birkenbeuel, Dallas] Attack error by Johnson, Jack (from Standage, Kyle).
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