Old Bridge, St. Joseph meet in final
Old Bridge, St. Joseph volleyball teams meet in Greater Middlesex Conference final
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MyCentralJersey Published 11:13 p.m. ET May 15, 2014
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It's never easy beating a team three times in a given season.
That was the task bestowed upon the Old Bridge High School boys volleyball team when it entered their Greater Middlesex Conference semifinal matchup with East Brunswick on Thursday afternoon.
The Knights made quick work of their GMC rivals by dispatching the Bears, 2-0 (25-10, 25-17), and advanced to play St. Joseph (Metuchen) in Saturday's GMCT final at J.P. Stevens High School at noon.
"Our serving was on and we spread the ball around today," Old Bridge coach Andy Hopman said about his teams' semifinal victory. "We kept (East Brunswick) guessing by not sending the ball to one hitter all the time."
John Igneri led the Knights with six kills and teammate Brian Rodger had 16 assists.
St. Joseph 2, Piscataway 0: With the victory over Piscataway in the GMCT semifinal, the Falcons will now appear in their 16th straight conference final dating back to 1999. However, they haven't won a conference tournament title since 2008.
"Our guys played well as a team," St. Joseph coach Miguel Cabrita said. "Our defense and serving pressure was the difference."
The Falcons won in straight sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-14. Justin Dai complied 17 assists while teammates Michael Cintron and Tyler Pituk led St. Joe's with five kills each.
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