NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Marian University men's volleyball (11-8, 4-3 NACC) had leads late in two of the three sets but were swept by No. 7 North Central (Ill.) 25-21, 28-26, and 25-19.

 

• The Sabres jumped all over the Cardinals to open the match taking a 7-1 lead in the first set.
• NCC cut that deficit down to as small as two but the Sabres still held a 19-16 lead.
• The Cardinals then took over the end of the set outscoring Marian 9-2 to take the opener.
• Using that momentum, NCC was able to open with an 8-4 lead in the second.
• A 5-1 run from Marian shortly after, however, put the Sabres ahead 14-13.
• After North Central (Ill.) took a 20-18 lead, Marian answered with a 6-3 run to go ahead 24-23.
• The Sabres were unable to convert the set-point opportunity with NCC converting its second chance to go ahead 2-0.
• The Cardinals once again took an early lead to start the third at 11-6.
• Marian was able to trim its deficit to as small as four but the Cardinals were able to secure the sweep.

 

• Both offenses had strong showings with Marian recording 33 kills off of a .206 hitting percentage.
• The Sabres also held an edge at the net with seven blocks to only six for NCC.
• This was the third match this season that Marian faced an opponent receiving votes in the national poll, 0-3 record in those matches.

   

Junior Derek Wills had a match-high 13 kills to go with seven digs and an ace.	Senior Carzell Combs had a team-high eight digs in the back row.	Senior Nick Stasch had 19 assists and a pair of assisted blocks.