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Composite
0
North Central NCC 2-7, 1-1
3
Winner Benedictine BENU 7-4, 2-0
North Central NCC
2-7, 1-1
0
Final
3
Benedictine BENU
7-4, 2-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
North Central NCC 17 23 20 (0)
Benedictine BENU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men's Volleyball Moves to 2-0 in MCVL Action

LISLE, Ill. - The Benedictine University men's volleyball team moved to 2-0 in the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League with a three-set sweep of North Central College on Saturday afternoon in the Dan and Ada Rice Center.

THE FINAL
Benedictine 3, North Central 0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-20)

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine trailed early in the first set but rallied back to tie it at 11 with a Jake Moran kill. A Sterling Glover ace gave BenU the lead and they never looked back, winning 25-17. The Eagles hit .275 in the first set with 16 kills and only five errors
• The Eagles trailed early again in the second set but a Kyle VanStedum kill tied it at eight. Down 12-10, NCC rallied to take a 14-13 lead but VanStedum and the Eagles offense tallied 13 total kills to tie it at 22. A John Mathews kill secured the Eagles win, 25-23
• With the third set tied at six, Benedictine went on a 7-0 run off the hand of Eric Krasich to take a 13-6 lead. Several unforced North Central errors gave the Eagles a 20-12 lead but they couldn't hold on, letting the Cardinals rally back to come within five. A Glover solo block gave the Eagles match point followed by a kill for the 25-20 victory

STAT LEADERS
• As a team, Benedictine out-hit North Central with 43 kills and a .222 hitting percentage, holding the Cardinals to just 29 kills and a .097 hitting percentage
• The Eagles had 48 digs and six blocks while NCC tallied 39 digs and 12.5 blocks
• Mathews had a team high 11 kills while Glover was just shy of a double-double with nine kills and 11 digs. Glover only recorded two hitting errors for a .304 hitting percentage
• VanStedum had five kills and just one error and Zach Loeding recorded six kills with two block assists
• Ian Thompson led the team with 15 digs

FROM THE COACH
"It was nice to get a sweep," said head coach Dan Buehring. "The guys stayed aggressive despite a few hiccups. We are excited to get two wins to start off conference play and will keep working hard to keep the momentum going."

UP NEXT
The men's volleyball team travels to Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon to take on #4 UC-Santa Cruz at 12:00 pm. Watch it live by clicking here.

 
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