ROCHESTER, N.Y.- FDU men's volleyball (0-2) dropped their first of two games at Roberts Wesleyan on Jan. 19. Rayjan Suarez Palacios continues his electric start to the season with a team leading 9.5 points and a quartet of blocks. 

The Knights leaped out to a 4-1 lead, with two kills from Vinil Shah. Multiple four-point runs by the Redhawks proved too much for FDU to overcome, as the Knights fell 25-15. 

Once again the Knights were off to a 6-2 lead in the second set. The effort was sprung by a kill from Andrew Michael to put the Knights on the board. 

A block by Suarez Palacios and Dylan McFadden was followed by a kill from Shah to reassert the Knights with an 11-8 advantage. Roberts Wesleyan would once again string together extended runs to take the set 25-20. 

FDU began to string together long rallies in the third set. A McFadden Kill tied the score at 7-7. The Knights went on to score four more points to jump ahead 11-7. 

A pair of receiving errors and an Eli Nelson kill brought the Knights within two points late, however the Redhawks held on 25-20. 

Rayjan Suarez Palacios: 9.5 points, 4 total blocks, hit .231

Vinil Shah: 8.5 points, service ace, hit .222

Dylan McFadden: 5.5 points, hit .238

The Knights and Redhawks battle again tomorrow night at 5:00 p.m. Coverage will be on Flo Sports.