WILKES-BARRE - Jones Mensah (Philadelphia, Pa./Central) set career highs with 14 kills and six blocks as the Wilkes University men's volleyball team battled Arcadia University in a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) match Thursday night at the Marts Center falling 3-1 for the second time this season to the Knights. Set scores were 25-27, 25-15, 25-22, 25-13.

Wilkes fell to 6-19 overall and 2-8 in MAC contests while Arcadia improved to 14-10 overall and 7-2 in the conference.

The Colonels trailed by as many as five points early in the first set at 9-4 but battled back to take their first lead at 12-11. Wilkes extended the lead to 14-11 on Michael Henne (Northampton, Pa./Northampton)'s service run forcing the Knights to call a timeout. Arcadia then scored three points in a row to even the score and the teams traded points until the Knights pulled ahead 19-18 with two consecutive points. The Colonels went back ahead 21-20 after Mensah put away an overpass and Brian Schumacher (Fleetwood, Pa./Fleetwood) and Mensah combined for a block at the net on the next point. Wilkes extended its lead to 24-22 on a Knights attack error but Arcadia scored three straight points to take a 25-24 lead. Wilkes then used a service error and two attack errors by the Knights to earn the first set victory 27-25.

Arcadia raced out to an 11-4 lead in the second set and cruised to a 25-15 win to even the match at one set apiece.

The Knights built their lead to 12-8 in the third set but three straight points by the Colonels capped by a Mensah kill brought Wilkes back into contention. Arcadia's lead crept back out to three points at 19-16 forcing Wilkes to use a timeout and after another point by the Knights Wilkes scored three in a row capped by a Dylan Smith (York, Pa./Dallastown) service ace to bring the Colonels back to within one point at 20-19. It was Arcadia's turn to use a timeout to change momentum as they sided out to stop the Wilkes run. But the Colonels battled right back and tied the score at 21 on a Daniel Sales (Laflin, Pa./James M. Coughlin) kill. Arcadia then closed out the third set by gaining four of the next five points to win 25-22 and take a 2-1 lead in the match.

The visitors went on the first extended run of the fourth set with four-straight points to gain control at 10-5. From there the Knights continued their roll to finish off the match with a 25-13 set win.

Mensah finished the match with a .435 hitting percentage with 14 kills on 23 attacks with four errors. Joining Mensah in double-figure kills was Sales who finished with 11. He added 17 assists for his sixth double-double of the season and 13th of his career. Schumacher and Cole Hefner (East Greenville, Pa./Southern Lehigh) each added five kills. Kyle Price (Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood) led the back line defense from the libero position with a season-high 13 digs and Smith also recorded a season-high 11 digs. Salvatore Purpura (Plains, Pa./James M. Coughlin) finished with 14 assists and Henne had seven digs.

Austin Braas (15), Edwin Waters Jr. (12), and Quinn Baily (11) all compiled double digit kills and Anthony Devantier dished out 50 assists for Arcadia.

The Colonels travel to Grantham, Pa. for their final road match of the season when they take on Messiah College in a MAC match Wednesday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m.