RIVER FOREST, Ill. - Marian University men's volleyball (7-7, 1-2 NACC) suffered a sweep at Dominican with scores of 25-13, 25-14, and 25-21.
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- The opening set had Dominican open with an 8-5 lead and the Stars pulled away with an 8-1 spurt.
- A 5-1 run from Dominican near the beginning of set two put the Stars ahead 11-5, which proved to be the difference.
- The Stars were able to take a 2-0 lead after scoring five unanswered points to end the set.
- Marian jumped out to an early 5-2 lead and brought that advantage to 17-14.
- Dominican then went on a 7-1 run to lead by three.
- The Sabres stayed in the set only trailing 22-20 but Dominican would score three of the next four points to secure the sweep.
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- Dominican had a 40-26 advantage for kills and 39-27 edge in digs.
- The Stars also had six aces and an 8-1 lead for total blocks.
- This is the fourth time this season Marian has been swept.
- Marian is just 1-12 all-time against Dominican having dropped the last nine straight.
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Senior Derek Wills had a team-high eight kills and four digs. |
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Senior Aaron Velasco had a match-high 12 digs. |
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Senior Trent Goo Sun had nine assists and three kills with a .429 hitting percentage. |
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Wednesday, February 26
Sadoff Gym
7 p.m. |
