LISLE, IL - The sixth-ranked Benedictine University men's volleyball team fell for the first time this season, dropping a five-set decision to #13 North Central.

FINAL SCORE
#13 North Central 3, #6 Benedictine 2
15-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-9

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine took control of the opening set early , opening a 7-2 advantage with an ace from Martin Radomski
• North Central pulled within a point at 16-15 before Benedictine powered off the final nine points of the set
• The visitors led for the entire second, Benedictine used a late run to pull within 23-21 on a kill from Jacob Grygo but North Central notched the final two points
• Consecutive kills from Grygo opened the third set and Benedictine led all the way until a run of five straight put North Central up 12-8
• Benedictine twice pulled within two points in the set but couldn't overcome the hurdle
• Chase Olson logged two kills during a five-point stretch early in the fourth
• Most of the set was close but a kill from Nathan Klimisch helped close out to force a fifth set
• Benedictine struck first in the decisive set but North Central opened an 8-3 lead and held off a late charge to hand Benedictine their first defeat
• Benedictine hit .208 for the match but was -.235 in the fifth

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Grygo (15), Olson (11), Radomski (10)
BLOCKS: Olson (10), Tim Folliard (7)
ASSISTS: Mike LeGros (45)
DIGS: Thomas Samaras (13), Radomski (8)

UP NEXT
Benedictine (8-1) returns to conference play at Edgewood on Friday