DUBUQUE, Iowa - The fifth-ranked Benedictine University men's volleyball team opened the season with a three-set loss at Loras.

FINAL SCORE
Loras 3, #5 Benedictine 0
25-21, 25-19, 25-17

THE DETAILS
• Martin Radomski opened the season with a kill and Tim Folliard added an ace as Benedictine jumped in front 2-0
• Benedictine for most of the first half in the opening set but never by more than two
• Loras took the lead for good with three straight to open a 16-14 lead and held off Benedictine's attempts to rally
• A service error followed by an ace from Chase Olson kicked off a stretch of four in a row in the second that ended with a kill from Logan Fuglestad to put Benedictine ahead 9-7
• Benedictine led 19-16 before Loras scored the final points, eight of which came on errors
• Benedictine played from behind for most of the third, drawing within 18-16 on another kill from Fuglestad before Loras closed with seven-of-eight
• Benedictine did not hit higher than .118 in a set, sporting a negative percentage in the second and finishing at just .048 totaling 22 hitting errors and 12 service errors
• Loras was receiving votes in the AVCA Preseason Poll

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Olson (7), Radomski (6), Nathan Klimisch (6)
ASSISTS: Sanchit Khaitan (16)
DIGS: Kyle Vasquez (12), Fuglestad (10)

UP NEXT
Benedictine opens with a daunting schedule that continues on Friday night against another nationally recognized program in North Central on the road