Eutectics Finish Season with Two Wins on Senior Day

ST. LOUIS, MO. – The Eutectic men's volleyball team closed out its 2026 season on Saturday with two wins at home. It was a perfect senior day for Jackson Brincks and a great day for the families in attendance for the team's "family weekend." UHSP took four sets to win its final Heart of America Athletic Conference (HEART) contest against Graceland University (Iowa)(2-27, 1-16 HEART) to start the day. Then, after a break while the two visiting teams played, the Eutectics returned to dominated the Central Christian College Tigers (Kan.)(1-22) and finish the season with a non-Conference win.

MATCH 1 HIGHLIGHTS:-

UHSP DEF. GRACELAND 18-25, 25-13, 25-16, 25-22

• It was a slow start to the day for the Eutectics, who dropped the first set to the Graceland Yellow Jackets 25-18. The Jackets came ready to play, hitting at .520 with 15 kills on 25 attacks with only two errors as the Eutectics could only manage nine kills on 24 attempts with five errors (.167).
• By the second set, however, the Eutectics had found their groove, picking up their attacking percentage to .381 as the Graceland team dropped to negative numbers. Two aces from Zachary Gavrick and two kills from Grant Hoover (set by Nolan Rausch) won four points in a row for UHSP to get them to a comfortable 10-3 lead. Then, the Purple and Gold just took care of business, winning the set at 25-13.
• The Yellow Jackets put up a bigger fight in Set 3, tying the score at 12-12 and fighting point-for-point until RJ Dilks stepped up to the service line for UHSP. Dilks served up the final seven points in a row for the Euts, including four aces, to secure the set at 25-16.
• The Eutectics carried the momentum through the fourth set, going up 6-2 off kills from Hoover, Jackson Brincks, and Xander Quenzer, and never looking back. Hoover put the cherry on top to win the match with a kill set up by Nolan Rausch at 25-22.
• Grant Hoover led all attackers with 16 kills on 30 attempts. Jackson Brincks recorded three block assists, Nolan Rausch picked up 25 assists, and David Quinones had eight digs.

MATCH 2 HIGHLIGHTS:

UHSP DEF. CCCK 25-19, 25-18, 25-17

• After falling behind early, the Eutectics were able to take the lead at 16-15 by winning three points on Brincks' serve, including an ace. The Euts won the final three points off a block from Brincks and Maxwell McVickers, a kill from Brincks, and an ace from Cameron Werner to take Set 1 at 25-19.
• After a close start to Set 2, the Eutectics won five points in a row off Aidan VanCleef's service, including an ace, a block by Blake Sheinin and Dilks, a kill by Sheinin, and a kill from VanCleef to go up 11-5. Down 19-9, the Tigers would challenge the Euts, winning nine of the next 14 points. But, a kill from Xander Quenzer (from Dilks) closed out the set at 25-18.
• The third set started close, but the Purple and Gold were able to pull ahead 14-10 after Dilks set up Quenzer for a couple of kills in a row. Up 22-17, the Eutectics would win the last three points off kills from Ashton VanCura and Brincks (both set by Dilks) and a final kill from Dilks to clinch the match with a 25-17 third set.
• Jackson Brincks led the Eutectic offense with seven kills in the match and matched liberos Sylvan Block and Zacchery Zrebiec with five digs apiece. RJ Dilks put up 21 assists and Maxwell McVickers had three block assists.

The Eutectics finished the season with an overall record of 14-16 and 7-12 in Conference play.