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Saturday, February 18
Chicago, Ill.
8 pm
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11-4 (3-3MIVA)
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9-4 (5-1MIVA)
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22
11
23
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Loyola Chicago
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Men’s Volleyball Suffers Disappointing Loss to Loyola-Chicago
February 18, 2017 | Men's Volleyball
CHICAGO, Ill.– The No. 11 Ball State men's volleyball team was swept by MIVA foe No. 10 Loyola-Chicago Saturday night.
The Cardinals game out strong is set one, leading by as much as five. Loyola rallied back from the five point deficit and forced a Ball State timeout at 18-20. The Ramblers continued to rally and won the opening set, 25-21. Brendan Surane and Matt Szews led the team with four kills each. Mitch Weiler had four digs, leading the team in that category. Weiler and Matt Walsh also added two kills.
It was all Ramblers in the second set. Loyola came out hot and went ahead early 6-1, forcing an early Ball State timeout. The Cardinals could not stop the momentum of the Ramblers and fell with a final score of 25-11. Loyola finished the set with 13 kills and an impressive .545 hitting percentage.
After a 10 minute break, Ball State came out energized in set three. Szews knocked down five kills while Blake Reardon added four. The Cardinals tallied 14 kills, seven block assists and a .357 hitting percentage in set three. The closing set had 13 tied scores and four lead changes before Loyola took the set, 25-23, to win the match.
Szews led the team in kills with 12. He also had a team high seven digs along with one block. Matt Walsh finished the night with five kills and one block. Surane and Reardon both tallied four kills and one dig. Anthony Lebryk's three block assists lead the team. Senior Connor Gross had 29 assists. As a team, the Cardinals racked up 30 kills, 27 digs and 10 total blocks.
Ball State (11-4, 3-3 MIVA) will return to the court next weekend as they take on Lindenwood (Feb. 24) and Quincy (Feb. 25). The two conference matches are both set to begin at 7 p.m.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
The Cardinals game out strong is set one, leading by as much as five. Loyola rallied back from the five point deficit and forced a Ball State timeout at 18-20. The Ramblers continued to rally and won the opening set, 25-21. Brendan Surane and Matt Szews led the team with four kills each. Mitch Weiler had four digs, leading the team in that category. Weiler and Matt Walsh also added two kills.
It was all Ramblers in the second set. Loyola came out hot and went ahead early 6-1, forcing an early Ball State timeout. The Cardinals could not stop the momentum of the Ramblers and fell with a final score of 25-11. Loyola finished the set with 13 kills and an impressive .545 hitting percentage.
After a 10 minute break, Ball State came out energized in set three. Szews knocked down five kills while Blake Reardon added four. The Cardinals tallied 14 kills, seven block assists and a .357 hitting percentage in set three. The closing set had 13 tied scores and four lead changes before Loyola took the set, 25-23, to win the match.
Szews led the team in kills with 12. He also had a team high seven digs along with one block. Matt Walsh finished the night with five kills and one block. Surane and Reardon both tallied four kills and one dig. Anthony Lebryk's three block assists lead the team. Senior Connor Gross had 29 assists. As a team, the Cardinals racked up 30 kills, 27 digs and 10 total blocks.
Ball State (11-4, 3-3 MIVA) will return to the court next weekend as they take on Lindenwood (Feb. 24) and Quincy (Feb. 25). The two conference matches are both set to begin at 7 p.m.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
Team Stats
BALL
LUC
Kills
30
41
Errors
18
9
Attempts
82
79
Hitting %
.146
.405
Points
36.5
63.0
Assists
29
39
Aces
1
8
Blocks
5.5
14.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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