LISLE, IL - In a matchup of top-10 programs to determine the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the sixth-ranked Benedictine University men's volleyball team fell to Dominican.
FINAL SCORE
#5 Dominican 3, #6 Benedictine 0
25-19, 26-24, 25-19
THE DETAILS
• Dominican came out of the gates strong, scoring the first two points and leading 5-1
• Chase Olson put down a kill as Benedictine settled down to tie the score at 7-7 and a kill from
Nathan Klimisch tied the score again at 8-8
• Dominican started to pull away and led by eight to grab the opening set
• The second set was even throughout
• Benedictine rattled off three straight points to lead 23-22 late but Dominican scored four of the next five to take the commanding lead
• Dominican opened a 10-3 lead in the third but Benedictine came back to within 13-12 behind a five-point run that included three
Jacob Grygo kills
• The visitors again began to pull away and held off a late surge to nab the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Jacob Grygo (13), Klimisch (9)
ASSISTS: Mike LeGros (27)
DIGS: Grygo (5)
BLOCKS: Olson (5), LeGros (3)
UP NEXT
Benedictine (13-3) will be at the mercy of the NCAA selection committee for one of a very few at-large bids to the 12-team NCAA Tournament. Selections are announced on Monday morning at 9:00 a.m.
