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Men's Volleyball
1
Georgetown GC 18-6
3
Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 14-8
Georgetown GC
18-6
1
Final
3
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
14-8
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Georgetown GC 25 22 18 23 (1)
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 19 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

No. 10 SXU Takes Down No. 7 Georgetown in Four Sets

CHICAGO – Behind a match-high 20 kills from sophomore outside hitter Jan Lopuch (Krakow, Poland/I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Sportowego), the No. 10 ranked Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team (14-8/7-0 CCAC) upset No. 7 Georgetown College (Ky.) in four sets (19-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-23) in an NAIA Top 15 contest on Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center on Good Friday in Chicago, Ill. The Cougars had a team attack percentage of .373 (57-19-102), their second-best percentage so far this season. SXU got off to a slow start with an .043 percentage in the first-set loss (10-9-23) before a .464 mark in the second set (16-3-28), a .429 effort in the third set (11-2-21) and they saved their best for last with a .500 attack percentage (20-5-30) in the fourth frame.

Prior to the match, Saint Xavier retired the jersey of two-time NAIA All-American setter Aaron Kummer (2017-21). He was honored with a highlight video and was presented his No. 12 jersey in a frame by head coach Tom Ryan. Kummer is the program leader in matches played with 113 and assists with 3,475.
  • Lopuch finished with a .452 attack percentage (20-6-31), along with four digs, three blocks and three service aces.
  • Junior outside hitter Matt Pennala (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach City/St. John Bosco) recorded 16 kills on a .379 attack percentage (16-5-29) with six digs, five blocks, two assists and an ace.
  • Junior outside hitter Sean Carey (Skokie, Ill./Niles West) also tallied double-digit kills, collecting 11 on a .304 attack percentage (11-4-23) while adding three blocks and a dig
  • Fifth-year senior setter Christian Oviedo (Brea, Calif./Concordia-Irvine/Servite) eclipsed the 40-assist mark for the third time this season, dishing out 45 and he scooped up five digs.
  • Fifth-year senior middle blocker Drew Ehlers (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) tied for a match-best six blocks (one solo) along with four kills and dig.
  • Junior middle blocker Alessandro Gianotti (Desio, Italy/Brigham Young/Leonardo Da Vinci) was also tough at the net, posting five blocks (one solo), four kills and a dig.
  • Sophomore libero Andres Velez (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico/St. Francis) came away with four assists and four digs.
  • Freshman setter Cameron Daniels (Omaha, Neb./Millard West) registered three assists and two digs, while sophomore outside hitter Oskar Krzyzak (Nowy Sacz, Poland/Szkota Mistrzostwa Sportowego Rzeszów) added a pair of kills and a solo block.
No. 10 Saint Xavier (14-8/7-0 CCAC) travels to Davenport, Iowa to play St. Ambrose University (Iowa) in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) action on Tuesday, April 2. The match is scheduled for a 7:00 pm first serve.
 
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