ROCKFORD, IL - The Benedictine University men's volleyball team swept past Rockford to set the stage for a huge weekend match.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Rockford 0
25-23, 25-15, 25-21

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine led for most of the first set but Rockford did not go away
• Jacob Grygo notched a pair of kills and Chase Olson followed suit as Benedictine tallied four in a row capped by a Tim Folliard ace to open a 14-8 lead
• Rockford battled back to within a point late but a Logan Fuglestad kill brought up set point
• After dropping the first point of the second set, Folliard and Martin Radomski put down kills as Benedictine grabbed the lead and Folliard added a pair of aces
• Benedictine went on to lead by double figures and capped the set on a kill from Radomski
• Olson opened a stretch of five straight early in the third with a kill after Benedictine dropped the opening point to take a 5-1 lead
• Rockford battled within a point on two occasions but Benedictine was able to finish off the sweep
• Benedictine has now won 21 consecutive regular season conference contests
• Benedictine hit .413 for the match including a .591 mark in the second

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Radomski (10), Grygo (9), Olson (9)
ACES: Folliard (3), Radomski (2)
BLOCKS: Olson (3)
ASSISTS: Sanchit Khaitan (25), Chandler Olson (15)
DIGS: Kyle Vasquez (6), Cooper Armstrong (6)

UP NEXT
Benedictine (8-5, 4-0 NACC) visits the top-ranked team in the nation on Saturday, fellow NACC unbeaten Dominican University