The #3 Benedictine University men's volleyball team had their 12-game win streak snapped on the road at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday afternoon.
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THE FINAL
Benedictine 2, MSOE 3 (25-19, 21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 9-15)
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THE DETAILS
• Benedictine led the entire first set and tallied 13 kills for the 25-19 win
• Tied at eight in set two, MSOE went on a 6-0 run that included four BenU attack errors to take a commanding lead
• The Eagles could not recover as MSOE went on to collect 17 kills and win 25-21
• In set three, Benedictine led the entire set
• Up 23-30, the Eagles allowed the Raiders to go on a 5-0 run that saw more unforced BenU errors
• Benedictine trailed early in set four but managed to tie it at 10
• A
Kyle VanStedum kill gave BenU the lead and they never looked back, winning 25-19
• Set five was all MSOE as the Raiders hit .429 and BenU tallied four service errors in the 15-9 loss
• As a team, Benedictine tallied 49 kills, 57 digs and seven blocks
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STAT LEADERS
KILLS:
Nick Malak (15),
Elijah Medlock (12)
ASSISTS:
Joe Lock (35)
DIGS: Lock (13),
Thomas Samaras (13), Medlock (12),
Jonathan Valentini (10)
BLOCKS: VanStedum (2)
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UP NEXT
Benedictine, now 13-2 overall and 6-1 in NACC action, will continue conference play on Wednesday, March 6 when they host Illinois Tech at 7:00 p.m.