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Loyola University Chicago
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Men’s Volleyball Unable to Take Down No. 6 Loyola in Chicago
March 22, 2018 | Men's Volleyball
CHICAGO, Ill.—The 11th ranked Ball State men's volleyball team traveled to Chicago in hopes of picking up another MIVA win against No. 6 Loyola. The Cardinals had not won at Loyola since the 1999 season and that streak continued Thursday night. Ball State fell to the Ramblers in a sweep (25-21, 25-20, 29-27).
As a team, Ball State had 38 kills on 38 assists. The Cardinals were only able to hit for .138 while the Ramblers had a hitting percentage of .325. Ball State added 29 digs, four blocks and four service aces. Matt Szews led the team in kills with 12 along with two service aces and one assist. Blake Reardon and Matt Walsh each had seven kills. Walsh had a .417 hitting percentage along with a service ace, an assist and a block. Mitch Weiler had five digs, which led the team. Weiler, Parker Swartz and Anthony Lebryk each finished the night with three kills apiece. Jake Romano had 34 assists plus four digs. Adam Wessel and Ben Chinnici both also had four digs in the contest.
The opening set went to the Ramblers, 25-21. Reardon led the way in kills for Ball State with five. Wessel had four digs in that set while Romano added 10 assists. The set saw 12 tied scores and 5 lead changes, but Loyola took the set due to a poor hitting percentage by the Cardinals.
Ball State hit better in set two with 10 kills and a .333 hitting percentage. Walsh and Szews each had three kills in the set with two added by Reardon. However, the Ramblers had 16 kills for a .522 hitting percentage. A Ball State service error eventually gave the second set to Loyola, 25-20.
In the third set, the Cardinals scored the first point of the set. Ball State was then down by as much as five points before making a rally to come back. The Cardinals were able to force a Loyola timeout with the score of 16-15 in favor of Ball State. The set then turned into a back-and-forth battle forcing extra volleyball in the set. Despite a strong rally comeback from the Cardinals, Loyola took set three by a score of 29-27. Szews had a set-high eight kills in that set. Lebryk added three kills to the stat sheet with two added by both Walsh and Romano.
The Ball State men's volleyball team now moves to 13-10 on the season with a 6-3 MIVA record. The Cardinals will take a day break from action before returning to conference play at No. 10 Lewis. Ball State will travel to Romeoville on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. ET.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
As a team, Ball State had 38 kills on 38 assists. The Cardinals were only able to hit for .138 while the Ramblers had a hitting percentage of .325. Ball State added 29 digs, four blocks and four service aces. Matt Szews led the team in kills with 12 along with two service aces and one assist. Blake Reardon and Matt Walsh each had seven kills. Walsh had a .417 hitting percentage along with a service ace, an assist and a block. Mitch Weiler had five digs, which led the team. Weiler, Parker Swartz and Anthony Lebryk each finished the night with three kills apiece. Jake Romano had 34 assists plus four digs. Adam Wessel and Ben Chinnici both also had four digs in the contest.
The opening set went to the Ramblers, 25-21. Reardon led the way in kills for Ball State with five. Wessel had four digs in that set while Romano added 10 assists. The set saw 12 tied scores and 5 lead changes, but Loyola took the set due to a poor hitting percentage by the Cardinals.
Ball State hit better in set two with 10 kills and a .333 hitting percentage. Walsh and Szews each had three kills in the set with two added by Reardon. However, the Ramblers had 16 kills for a .522 hitting percentage. A Ball State service error eventually gave the second set to Loyola, 25-20.
In the third set, the Cardinals scored the first point of the set. Ball State was then down by as much as five points before making a rally to come back. The Cardinals were able to force a Loyola timeout with the score of 16-15 in favor of Ball State. The set then turned into a back-and-forth battle forcing extra volleyball in the set. Despite a strong rally comeback from the Cardinals, Loyola took set three by a score of 29-27. Szews had a set-high eight kills in that set. Lebryk added three kills to the stat sheet with two added by both Walsh and Romano.
The Ball State men's volleyball team now moves to 13-10 on the season with a 6-3 MIVA record. The Cardinals will take a day break from action before returning to conference play at No. 10 Lewis. Ball State will travel to Romeoville on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. ET.
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
38
36
Errors
26
11
Attempts
87
77
Hitting %
.138
.325
Points
44.0
50.5
Assists
38
35
Aces
4
7
Blocks
2.0
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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