Sylvania, Ohio – Sophomore outside hitter
Jan Lopuch (Krakow, Poland/I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Sportowego) collected a team-high 14 kills on a .393 attack percentage (14-3-28) and 10 digs for his first double-double of the season to help lead No. 10 Saint Xavier University men's volleyball (13-8/7-0 CCAC) from a 2-1 deficit to come away with a 3-2 (19-25, 25-18, 24-26, 25-17, 15-7) non-conference victory over No. 13 Lourdes University (Ohio) in an NAIA Top 15 matchup Tuesday evening at the Ebeid Recreation Center in Sylvania, Ohio. The Cougars finished the match with a team attack percentage of .317 (68-23-142), the 10
th time this year that they have had a .300 or better attack percentage and are now 8-2 in those matches. The win also extends SXU's winning streak to a season-high seven matches.
- Junior outside hitter Matt Pennala (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach City/St. John Bosco) collected 12 kills, eight digs, five assists, five blocks and four service aces.
- Junior middle blocker Alessandro Gianotti (Desio, Italy/Brigham Young/Leonardo Da Vinci) registered 11 kills, three blocks and a dig.
- Junior outside hitter Sean Carey (Skokie, Ill./Niles West) had 11 kills as well on a .435 attack percentage (11-1-23). He added a season-best three assists.
- Fifth-year senior setter Christian Oviedo (Brea, Calif./Concordia-Irvine/Servite) totaled 44 assists, eight digs and a pair of kills.
- Sophomore libero Andres Velez (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico/St. Francis) tallied a match-high 18 digs and he had four assists.
- Redshirt junior middle blocker Shane Ooms (Shorewood, Ill./Minooka Community) posted eight kills, two blocks and an assist.
- Fifth-year senior middle blocker Drew Ehlers (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) came away with seven kills on a .455 attack percentage (7-2-11), six blocks (one solo) and an assist.
- Freshman setter Cameron Daniels (Omaha, Neb./Millard West) had four assists, two aces and a dig.
- Sophomore outside hitter Oskar Krzyzak (Nowy Sacz, Poland/Szkota Mistrzostwa Sportowego Rzeszów) chipped in three kills and two blocks.
No. 10 Saint Xavier (13-8/7-0 CCAC) hosts No. 7 Georgetown College (Ky.) at the Shannon Center on Friday, March 29 The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm start and prior to the match, the Cougars will retire former standout and NAIA All-American Aaron Kummer's (2018-22) jersey.