The Benedictine University men's volleyball team nearly pulled off a Saturday sweep but settled for a split after dropping a five-set thriller to nationally ranked Loras in the finale.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Marian 1
19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-14

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Tucker Lambert (20), Jacob Thomas (15), Hunter Vedder (8)
BLOCKS: Thomas (4), Eoin O'Toole (3)
ASSISTS: Spencer VanEngen (46)
DIGS: Jordan Cardenas (17), VanEngen (10), Trace Samaras (9)

FINAL SCORE
Loras 3, Benedictine 2
23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 22-25, 15-13

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Lambert (18), Jaron Lindsay (7), Vedder (7)
ACES: Lambert (3)
BLOCKS: Thomas (4), Lambert (4), Lindsay (4)
ASSISTS: VanEngen (40)
DIGS: Lambert (14), VanEngen (12), Samaras (10)

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