JKUAT outclass KU in varsity league

Volleyball and Handball
By Rebecca Jebet | Jan 31, 2017
KU's Tom Wanjala when they play against St Paul University during the 10th Eastern Africa University games at JKUAT on Monday, Dec 19, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) inflicted a 3-2 defeat on Kenyatta University Main Campus in a thrilling Kenya University Sports Association Nairobi Conference men’s volleyball over the weekend.

JKUAT recorded 23-25,25-21,25-16,29-31,18-20 in defeating their nearby rivals at the KU Grounds.

With the defeat, KU dropped to third place on the table with 18 points, same points with JKUAT who moved to second place with the later having a better set ratio.

St Paul’s University moved back to the summit of the table following their 3-0 (25-19,25-22,25-14) win over Mount Kenya University(MKU).

After a disappointing result last weekend, KCA returned to their winning ways with a 3-0(25-21,25-12,25-20) win over Daystar.

The win ensured KCA move to fourth place with 11 points.

In another match, Gretsa defeated KU Ruiru 3-0 (26-24,25-17,27-25) to atone for their disastrous performance last weekend.

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