SHEBOYGAN, WI - Opening a weekend of road matches in Wisconsin to kick off conference play, the 13th-ranked Benedictine University men's volleyball team swept Lakeland.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Lakeland 0
25-21, 25-23, 25-15
THE DETAILS
• Three straight Lakeland errors broke a 3-3 tie in the opening set and Benedictine did not trail again, utilizing kills from
Nick Malak and
Chase Olson as part of a 4-0 run to lead 17-8
• Benedictine needed to come from behind in the second setbut notched five of the final six points to steal the second after trailing for most of the set
• Jacob Strande and
Jacob Grygo recorded kills during the stretch
• Benedictine pulled away early in the third as kills from
John Davis and
Elijah Medlock helped open a 14-7 lead
• The team hit .500 during the final set
STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Grygo (7), Davis (6)
BLOCKS: Strande (3),
Peter Alessandri (3)
ASSISTS: Mike LeGros (23)
DIGS: Thomas Samaras (7),
Arlind Rojba (6)
UP NEXT
Benedictine (9-5, 1-0 NACC) travels to Marian on Saturday
