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Men's Volleyball
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Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 11-8, 6-0
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Trinity Christian (I TCC 5-8, 1-4
Winner
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
11-8, 6-0
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Final
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Trinity Christian (I TCC
5-8, 1-4
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 25 25 25 (3)
Trinity Christian (I TCC 16 16 17 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Lopuch Stays Hot as No. 10 SXU Tops TCC in Three Sets

Palos Heights, Ill. – Sophomore outside hitter Jan Lopuch (Krakow, Poland/I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Sportowego) posted 11 kills, the 13th time this season that he has had 10 or more kills in a match, to help give No. 10 Saint Xavier University men's volleyball (11-8/6-0 CCAC) a three-set win ( 25-16, 25-16, 25-17) over Trinity Christian College (Ill.) in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) contest Thursday evening at the DeVos Gymnasium in Palos Heights, Ill. Lopuch also had four blocks (one solo), four digs and a service ace. SXU has now won five consecutive matches and are in first place in the CCAC by one and a half games.
  • Junior outside hitter Matt Pennala (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach City/St. John Bosco) was efficient at the net, posting a .500 attack percentage (9-1-16) with nine kills, and he added five digs, two aces and two blocks (one solo).
  • Fifth-year senior setter Christian Oviedo (Brea, Calif./Concordia-Irvine/Servite) collected 27 assists, along with two digs, a block and a kill.
  • Redshirt junior middle blocker Shane Ooms (Shorewood, Ill./Minooka Community) recorded six kills, three service aces and a pair of blocks
  • Fifth-year senior middle blocker Drew Ehlers (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) came away with a .500 attack percentage (6-1-10) for the second straight match with six kills, as well as four blocks and a dig.
  • Junior middle blocker Alessandro Gianotti (Desio, Italy/Brigham Young/Leonardo Da Vinci) registered six kills, three blocks and a dig.
  • Sophomore libero Andres Velez (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico/St. Francis) scooped up a team-best seven digs and he added five assists.
  • Freshman setter Cameron Daniels (Omaha, Neb./Millard West) totaled six assists, two aces, two blocks, a dig and a kill.
No. 10 Saint Xavier (11-8/6-0 CCAC) plays Roosevelt University (Ill.) in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) match on Saturday, March 23 at 1:00 pm and Lawrence Tech University (Mich.) at 3:00 pm in the SXU Tri-Match. The Lakers and Blue Devils will play each other at 1:00 pm.
 
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