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2
Benedictine BENU 7-9 (6-6)
3
Winner Wittenberg WITM 7-12 (4-5)
Benedictine BENU
7-9 (6-6)
2
Final
3
Wittenberg WITM
7-12 (4-5)
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Benedictine BENU 25 25 21 28 10 (2)
Wittenberg WITM 20 23 25 30 15 (3)

Next Match:

at College of Mount St. Joseph

3/11/2017 | 12:00 p.m.

Next Match

Full Schedule
Mar. 11 (Sat) / 12:00 p.m.
at College of Mount St. Joseph
History

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Eagles Downed by Wittenberg

The Benedictine University men's volleyball team let a 2-0 lead slip away, falling to conference foe Wittenberg University in five sets on Friday night.
 
THE FINAL
Benedictine 2, Wittenberg 3 (25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 28-30, 10-15)
 
THE DETAILS
• Wittenberg took an early 3-0 lead but the Eagles rallied back to tie it at 13 in the first set
• A Sterling Glover kill gave BenU the lead and they never looked back, tallying 16 kills en route to a 25-20 win
• In the second set Benedictine once again trailed 3-0 but quickly tied it back up at four
• Both teams traded points until the Eagles took a 21-19 lead
• Wittenberg went on a 4-0 run to get ahead but a Lewis Stein kill tied it at 22
• John Mathews gave Benedictine the lead and an Elijah Medlock kill secured the 25-23 victory
• The third set saw both teams battle for points
• Tied at 20, the Tigers went on a 4-0 run to win 25-21
• Benedictine only tallied nine kills in the third set
• The Eagles led 18-15 until Wittenberg went on a 5-0 run to take the lead
• Benedictine would tie it at 28 but would end the set with two hitting errors
• In the fifth set the Tigers took an 8-5 lead and BenU could never catch up, falling 15-10
• Benedictine had 15 service errors in the match
 
STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Nick Malak (9), Glover (9)
DIGS: Josh Moua (19), Medlock (12)
ASSISTS: Markus Riemer (49)
BLOCKS: Kyle VanStedum (6), Medlock (5)
 
UP NEXT
Benedictine men's volleyball, now 7-9 overall and 6-6 in Midwest Collegiate Volleyball action, travel to College of Mount St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon for a 12:00 p.m. contest.

 
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Players Mentioned

Sterling Glover

#4 Sterling Glover

OH
5' 11"
Junior
John Mathews

#10 John Mathews

L
6' 1"
Junior
Josh Moua

#7 Josh Moua

DS/L
5' 7"
Sophomore
Markus Riemer

#20 Markus Riemer

S
6' 2"
Junior
Kyle VanStedum

#17 Kyle VanStedum

MH
6' 5"
Sophomore
Nick Malak

#12 Nick Malak

OH
6' 7"
Freshman
Elijah Medlock

#11 Elijah Medlock

RS
6' 4"
Freshman
Lewis Stein

#3 Lewis Stein

MH
6' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sterling Glover

#4 Sterling Glover

5' 11"
Junior
OH
John Mathews

#10 John Mathews

6' 1"
Junior
L
Josh Moua

#7 Josh Moua

5' 7"
Sophomore
DS/L
Markus Riemer

#20 Markus Riemer

6' 2"
Junior
S
Kyle VanStedum

#17 Kyle VanStedum

6' 5"
Sophomore
MH
Nick Malak

#12 Nick Malak

6' 7"
Freshman
OH
Elijah Medlock

#11 Elijah Medlock

6' 4"
Freshman
RS
Lewis Stein

#3 Lewis Stein

6' 5"
Junior
MH