BEREA, Ohio - Marian University men's volleyball (3-2, 0-0 NACC) defeated Hilbert in straight sets and Thiel in four sets to close out the Baldwin Wallace Invitational.

   

• Marian opened the day with a dominating performance against Hilbert winning 25-13, 25-10, and 25-7.
• The Sabres had double-digit kills in all three sets and finished with a 40-15 edge in kills.
• Marian had a perfect sideout percentage in the third set against the Hawks.
• The Sabres kept on rolling in the second match of the day defeating Thiel 25-15, 22-25, 25-11, and 25-15.
• The final two sets saw the Marian offense record 12 kills in each set with only three errors between the two sets.
• The Sabre defense especially stood out in the win limiting the Tomcats to 28 kills and recording six blocks.

   

• The Sabre offense dominated against Hilbert hitting .459 as a team with three Sabres recording at least eight kills.
• The Marian defense also had four blocks and held a 31-21 advantage in digs over the Hawks.
• Against Thiel, Marian hit .266 for the match and held the Tomcats to a -.056 hitting percentage.  The best offensive set for Thiel came in the second where they hit .062.

   

Sophomore Isaac Dreifuerst had a pair of dominant matches recording 12 kills against Hilbert and 19 kills against Thiel.  He also had three blocks in each match with four service aces against Hilbert.	Senior Cam Muller had double-digit kills in each match finishing the day with 21 kills.	Sophomore Daunte Pulphus had five service aces and five digs in the win over Thiel.