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Men's Volleyball
2
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 0-5
3
Winner Missouri Baptist MBU 6-0
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
0-5
2
Final
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Missouri Baptist MBU
6-0
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 22 20 25 25 12 (2)
Missouri Baptist MBU 25 25 23 22 15 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Rally Comes up Short for No. 8 SXU in 3-2 Loss to No. 12 MBU

ST. LOUIS – Sophomore outside hitter Jan Lopuch (Krakow, Poland/I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Sportowego) tallied a season-high 20 kills on a .361 attack percentage (20-7-36) and helped No. 8 Saint Xavier University men's volleyball (0-5/0-0 CCAC) rally from down 2-0 to force a fifth set, however the Cougars lost to No. 12 Missouri Baptist University (22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 12-15) Saturday afternoon at the Perry SRC in St. Louis, Mo. Lopuch also had seven digs, a team-best three service aces, an assist and a block. SXU posted a season-high 13 total blocks (five solos and 16 block assists), the first time this year that they had 10 or more total blocks in a match.
  • Junior outside hitter Matt Pennala (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach City/St. John Bosco) came off the bench to collect 10 kills, four blocks (two solos), three digs and two assists.
  • Redshirt junior outside hitter Vejas Cuplinskas (Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield) posted 10 kills, two digs and a block.
  • Fifth-year senior setter Christian Oviedo (Brea, Calif./Concordia-Irvine/Servite) dished out a season-best 31 assists, along with three digs, two aces and a block.
  • Sophomore libero Andres Velez (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico/St. Francis) was strong defensively with a season-high 21 digs. He added two assists and a service ace.
  • Fifth-year senior middle blocker Drew Ehlers (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) recorded seven blocks (two solos), two kills and an ace.
  • Senior middle blocker John Glennon (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) totaled four kills and three blocks (one solo).
  • Freshman setter Cameron Daniels (Omaha, Neb./Millard West) had nine assists and two digs.
  • Junior outside hitter Kegan Olig (Fond du Loc, Wis./Fond du Loc) added three blocks, three kills and a dig in his season debut.
No. 8 Saint Xavier (0-5/0-0 CCAC) starts Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) play on Saturday, February 10 when the take part in the Viterbo University (Wis.) Tri-Match. They take on the V-Hawks at 11:00 am, followed by a match vs. No. 13 University of Jamestown (S.D.) in La Crosse, Wis.
 
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