Box Score West Des Moines, Iowa – No. 9 Saint Xavier University men's volleyball (22-5/12-1 CCAC) fell in three hard fought sets (19-25, 21-25, 22-25) to No. 1 Benedictine University at Mesa (Ariz.) Tuesday evening at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in Pool A play in the NAIA Men's Volleyball National Championship Tournament in West Des Moines, Iowa. Junior outside hitter Vejas Cuplinskas (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield) posted a match-best 14 kills, along with two digs, a block and a service ace.

• Freshman outside hitter Jan Lopuch (Krakow, Poland/I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Sportowe) recorded 11 kills on a .438 attack percentage (11-4-16), two aces, an assist and a dig.
• Freshman opposite hitter Oskar Krzyzak (Rzeszow, Poland/Szkota Mistrzostwa Sportowego Rzeszow) tallied five kills, two digs, two service aces and a block.
• Junior setter Jason Klein (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) came away with 29 assists, three digs and an ace.
• Junior middle blocker John Glennon (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) finished with four kills and a block.
• Senior middle blocker Drew Ehlers (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) had two blocks and a kill, while junior middle blocker Jake McClain (Homer Glen, Ill./Marist) added a block and a dig.
• Freshman libero Andres Velez (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico/St. Francis) registered a team-high four digs with a pair of assists.

No. 9 Saint Xavier (22-5/12-1 CCAC) plays No. 8 Georgetown College (Ky.) Wednesday, April 12 at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex in West Des Moines, Iowa. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 pm.