CINCINNATI, Ohio. - Marian University men's volleyball (7-2, 0-0 NACC) opened up the Lions Invitational with a loss to Loras 25-13, 25-22, 25-11, but bounced back with a sweep over Hilbert 25-15, 25-15, 25-12.
MARIAN VS. LORAS / 25-13, 25-22, 25-11.
- Loras came out of the gates quick with a 5-0 run to start set one.
- Marian answered with a slim 6-5 advantage but the Duhawks extended its lead with a 5-1 run.
- Marian was not able to get much going in set one with Loras closing out the set behind a 10-5 run.
- Set two saw the Sabres jump out to the early 5-3 lead and would push its lead to three at 7-4.
- The Duhawks would tie things up 8-8 but the Sabres used a 3-1 run to regain the lead.
- A competitve set saw the two teams trading points with Loras holding the slight 6-5 advantage to once again tie things up 15-15.
- A 5-3 run by the Duhawks would push the score to 20-18 before the Sabres would bring the score even but the Duhawks used a 5-2 run to take set two.
- Loras once again got out to a quick 5-1 lead before extending the Duhawk lead to six at 8-2.
- The third set was all Loras as the Sabres were never able to gain traction from a competitive second set.
- Loras used a 10-4 run to extend its lead to 12 at 18-6.
- The Duhawks closed out set three and the match with a 7-5 advantage.
MARIAN VS. HILBERT / 25-15, 25-15, 25-12
- Marian jumped out to a 5-2 lead and would extend its early lead in set one to five at 10-5.
- The Sabres then used a slight 5-4 advantage followed by a 6-3 run to extend its lead to eight at 20-12.
- The two teams would trade points at the end of set one but the Sabre lead proved to be too much for Hilbert to overcome.
- Set two saw the two teams tied 3-3 but the Sabres used a 5-1 run to take the 8-4 lead.
- Marian then used a 8-5 run to extend its lead 16-9.
- A Sabre 4-1 run was followed up by a Hilbert 4-0 run to bring the score within five.
- Marian was dominant down the stretch in set two with a 5-0 run to close the lead and prevent any hopes of a Hilbert comeback.
- Set three opened in similar fashion as set two with the two teams tied 4-4 before Marian would go on a 6-0 run.
- Hilbert held a slight 6-5 advtange before the Sabres used another 6-0 run to extend its lead to 10 at 20-10.
- Marian would close out set three and the match on a 5-2 run.
MARIAN VS. LORAS
- The two defenses played well with Loras holding the slight 6-5 advantage in blocks and a 30-21 advantage in digs.
- The service line was a strength for the Duhawks with a strong 7-1 advantage in aces.
- Marian was held to .000 hitting percentage for only the first time on the young season.
MARIAN VS. HILBERT
- The Sabres bounced back against Hilbert dominating in every statistical category.
- Marian held Hilbert's offense to .107 hitting while holding the dominant 41-18 advantage in kills.
- The service line was a weapon for the Sabres with Marian holding the 9-0 advantage in aces.
- At the net the Sabres held the 3-1 advantage in blocks while out digging Hilbert 33-22.
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Senior Cam Muller led the Sabre offense with 13 kills between both sets with eight coming against Hilbert. |
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Senior Aaron Velasco dominated the match against Hilbert recording a match-high 12 kills on .308 hitting while adding four aces. |
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Junior Isaac Dreifuerst recorded 13 kills between both sets while adding three aces and two blocks on the day. |
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Sunday, February 18
9 AM (CT)
Cincinnati, Ohio.
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