Box Score Irvine, Calif. – Graduate student opposite hitter
Matt Pennala (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach City/St. John Bosco) finished with a match-high 13 kills, however the No. 2 ranked Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team (1-2/0-0 CCAC) lost in three sets (18-25, 21-25, 24-26) to NCAA Division I Concordia University Irvine (Calif.) Saturday evening in Irving, Calif. It was the third consecutive match that Pennala had 10 or more kills for the Cougars to start the 2026 season. He added four digs, three blocks (one solo) and a service ace. Junior setter
Cameron Daniels (Omaha, Neb./Millard West) dished out 29 assists, along with four digs, a match-best three aces and a kill.
- Senior libero Andres Velez (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico/St. Francis) came away with a team-leading nine digs, as well as an assist.
- Junior outside hitter Caydann Cox (Helena, Mont./Jamestown/Jamestown) tallied six kills, three digs and a service ace.
- Freshman outside hitter Owen Krause (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly) posted four kills, a block and a dig.
- Freshman middle blocker Hayden Grange (Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills) recorded three kills, two blocks (one solo) and an ace.
- Senior middle blocker Tysen Myers (Apple Valley, Minn./Jamestown/Eastview) had two kills and a block.
- Freshman outside hitter Bernardo Kumm (Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil/Colegio Maua) made his collegiate debut, logging two kills, two digs and an assist.
No. 2 Saint Xavier (1-2/0-0 CCAC) plays its home opener vs. No. 3 St. Thomas University (Fla.) at the Shannon Center on Thursday, January 29. First serve is slated for 7:00 pm.
