ROAD MATCH AT MISSOURI BAPTIST ENDS IN 3-0 DEFEAT

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's volleyball suffered a 3-0 match defeat on the road to No. 12 Missouri Baptist on Friday night. Max Slaughter led the way for the Tigers with a team-high six kills and three digs.

ONU led early by taking two of the first three points. Missouri Baptist ran away with the first set from there proceeding to a 19-2 run. The Tigers conjured up a good spell of play towards the end by taking four of six points that included a Collier Kahaku Marquez service ace. The Spartans claimed the first set 25-8 after scoring the final three consecutive points.

MBU got out to a lead early taking five of the first seven points. ONU responded with a 5-2 run of their own with a pair of kills from Max Slaughter with assists credited to Eric Atkinson and Hunter DeMello. The Tigers hung around never trailing by more than five until a pair of Spartan service aces sparked a 9-3 run to close out the set 25-16.

Missouri Baptist carried the momentum from the second set into the third jumping out to a 7-1 lead. A kill from Garret Schad assisted by Atkinson stopped the leaking for a moment, but there was no stopping MBU. The Spartans strung together a 7-2 run followed by a 9-2 run to finish off the match.

GAME VITALS

Fist Set: (No.12) MBU 25, ONU 8 | Second Set: (No. 12) MBU 25, ONU 16 | Third Set: (No. 12) MBU 25, ONU 9

Records: No. 12 Missouri Baptist 2-0 | Olivet Nazarene: 0-7

Location: Carl & Deloris Petty Arena | Missouri Baptist University | St. Louis, Mo.

QUICK HITS

• Slaughter registered a team-high 17 total attacks.
• Kahaku Marquez had a team-best .250 kill percentage.
• Kyle Szymanski tied a team-high 3 digs in the match.
• In his first career match, Eric Atkinson led the team with 8 assists.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers turn around and play NCAA Div. II opposition Maryville tomorrow, Jan. 22. The match is slated to start at 7 p.m. CST. Please visit onutigers.com for the latest live links.

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*Contact: Patrick Kaindl, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, pkaindl@olivet.edu