TIGERS TOPPED BY COUGARS IN STRAIGHT SETS FOR CCAC HOME OPENER
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Saint Xavier (5-5) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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Olivet Nazarene (0-12, 0-1) | 20 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's volleyball played their conference home opener but ultimately fell 3-0 to No. 14 Saint Xavier Tuesday night.
The Tigers started off well in set number one making a comeback after trailing 9-3 early. Collier Kahaku Marquez aced two services back-to-back cutting the lead to two. ONU rattled off four consecutive points late in the set which included an ace serve from James Ballance and a kill from Marquez. The Cougars took the first set 25-20.
Cougars stormed out a 15-0 lead out of the gates in the second set. The Tigers could not recover falling 25-9 in the set and 2-0 in the match.
ONU responded with a 7-2 run after conceding seven of the first eight points in the third. Max Slaughter attempted to extend the match with consecutive service aces late with the score of 23-13, but the Cougars ended the contest with a service ace and a final score of 25-13.
GAME VITALS
Fist Set: (14) SXU 25, ONU 20 | Second Set: (14) SXU 25, ONU 9 | Third Set: (14) SXU 25, ONU 13
Records: (14) Saint Xavier 6-5 (1-0 CCAC) | Olivet Nazarene: 0-13 (0-2 CCAC)
Location: McHie Arena | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Ill.
QUICK HITS
- Slaughter registered a team-high 19 total attacks and a team-high 5 digs.
- Garrett Schad had a team-best .500 kill percentage.
- Sterling Staranchuk tallied two blocks on the night.
- Hunter DeMello and Schad combined for 13 of the team's 14 assists.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Tigers enter the Judson University Tournament where they will play Maranatha Baptist and Goshen on Friday, Feb. 11 at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. The Action will continue on Saturday when they face-off with Olivet College at 11:30 a.m. and Rockford University at 4:30 p.m. To follow all the action, visit onutigers.com.
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*Contact: Patrick Kaindl, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, pkaindl@olivet.edu