MILWAUKEE, WI - The fifth-ranked Benedictine University men's volleyball team fell at MSOE in straight sets.

FINAL SCORE
MSOE 3, Benedictine 0
25-22, 25-20, 25-18

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine led for a lot of the opening set, using a run of three straight opened with a Jacob Grygo kill to nab a 9-7 lead
• MSOE was tailing 14-10 before stringing together five in a row to open a 15-14 advantage
• Elijah Medlock and Chase Olson both tied the contest, but MSOE put together four straight to lead 21-17
• NACC Player of the Week Nick Malak and Olson put down consecutive balls to tie the set, but the hosts finished with three in a row to claim the opener
• MSOE used four different three-point stretches to win the second, the first of which erased a 10-9 deficit and gave MSOE the lead for good
• Benedictine tallied the first two points of the third but MSOE strung together four in a row in the middle of the set to open a 16-11 margin and not look back
• Benedictine hit just .022 for the contest
• The contest marked the season opener for MSOE, who also defeated Benedictine in Wisconsin last year
• Benedictine has won at MSOE just twice in program history
• MSOE was receiving votes in the AVCA Preseason poll
• With the growth of men's volleyball in the NACC, the schedule has changed this year and the match was played as a non-conference affair

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Malak (6), Grygo (6), Olson (5)
BLOCKS: Jacob Strande (2)
ASSISTS: Mike LeGros (12), Joe Lock (9)
DIGS: Thomas Samaras (8), John Davis (6), Malak (5)

UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-2, 0-1 NACC) kicks off the home portion of the season on Sunday with a doubleheader against Fontbonne and Augustana. Fontbonne played for the national title last year