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3
Winner Benedictine BENU 3-3; 2-0 MCVL
0
Fontbonne FUMVB 4-2; 1-1 MCVL
Winner
Benedictine BENU
3-3; 2-0 MCVL
3
Final
0
Fontbonne FUMVB
4-2; 1-1 MCVL
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Benedictine BENU 25 27 25 (3)
Fontbonne FUMVB 14 25 20 (0)

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Dominican University (Ill.)

2/3/2017 | 7:00 p.m.

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Feb. 03 (Fri) / 7:00 p.m.
 Dominican University (Ill.)
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Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Eagles Fly By Fontbonne

Benedictine University men's volleyball capped off the weekend with a 3-0 Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League win against Fontbonne University on Sunday afternoon in St. Louis, MO.  
 
THE FINAL
Benedictine 3, Fontbonne 0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-20)
 
THE DETAILS
•The first set saw Benedictine take an early 10-4 lead after two Nick Malak aces – The Eagles would only allow Fontbonne to score four more points in the set, holding the Griffins to a .034 hitting percentage
• Despite taking a 6-5 second set lead, BenU allowed Fontbonne to go on a 5-0 run – The Eagles would eventually tie it back up at 18 as both teams continued to trade points – Tied at 25, Benedictine would win after a Fontbonne attack error and a Sterling Glover kill
• The teams traded kills to start the set, both recording 15 total kills in the third set – Tied at 20 Benedictine scored five straight including three kills from Glover for the 25-20 win
 
STAT LEADERS
• Zach Loeding had seven kills with zero errors for a .700 hitting percentage
• Glover tallied 12 kills, four digs and three block assists while Elijah Medlock had 12 kills and nine digs
• Markus Riemer led the defense with 13 digs and also had 35 assists
• Jonathan Valentini had 10 digs
• As a team, Benedictine totaled 41 kills, 53 digs and 12 blocks
 
FROM THE COACH
"It is a great feeling to get two wins during our opening conference weekend," said head coach Dan Buehring. "The guys really battled and I saw some great things from them this weekend. We have a lot of work ahead of us and I'm excited to see how they respond this week in practice."
 
UP NEXT
Benedictine, now 3-3 overall and 2-0 in MCVL action, continues conference play when they host Dominican University this Friday, February 3, at 7:00 pm in the Rice Center.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sterling Glover

#4 Sterling Glover

OH
5' 11"
Junior
Zach Loeding

#9 Zach Loeding

MH
6' 6"
Junior
Markus Riemer

#20 Markus Riemer

S
6' 2"
Junior
Jonathan Valentini

#5 Jonathan Valentini

L
6' 0"
Sophomore
Nick Malak

#12 Nick Malak

OH
6' 7"
Freshman
Elijah Medlock

#11 Elijah Medlock

RS
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sterling Glover

#4 Sterling Glover

5' 11"
Junior
OH
Zach Loeding

#9 Zach Loeding

6' 6"
Junior
MH
Markus Riemer

#20 Markus Riemer

6' 2"
Junior
S
Jonathan Valentini

#5 Jonathan Valentini

6' 0"
Sophomore
L
Nick Malak

#12 Nick Malak

6' 7"
Freshman
OH
Elijah Medlock

#11 Elijah Medlock

6' 4"
Freshman
RS