ONU DEFEATED BY CALUMET, 3-1

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's volleyball team hosted Calumet College of St. Joseph Tuesday night falling 3-1. The Tigers started the match strong taking set number one but the Crimson Wave responded by winning the following three.

The Tigers took the early lead claiming 10 of the first 17 points. ONU benefited from six Crimson Wave errors while Jackson Harvey, Jaiton Kamaunu, and Sterling Staranchuk were credited with kills. With the set knotted up at 20 apiece, finished it off with a 5-2 run that included a block from Garett Schad and Staranchuck. The Tigers led early after a 25-22 win in the first set.

CCSJ evened up the match taking the second set 25-20. The score was 7-7 before the visitors strung together an 8-1 run. A kill from Collier Kahaku Marquez capped off a comeback to even the score at 19-19. Calumet surged to win the set 25-20 on the tail of a 6-1 run.

Calumet took their first lead in the match as the result of a 25-20 finish in the third set. Both sides traded points at the start with the score standing at 10-10. Each side went on runs from there to find themselves again tied at 19-19. CCSJ found their stroke registering three kills that ended the set on a 7-1 run.

The away squad carried their momentum from the previous two sets to claim the match in the fourth set 25-17. The Crimson Wave stormed out to a 14-5 lead out of the gates. ONU found their footing as Marquez, Harvey, and Kamaunu strung together consecutive kills, but it was not enough to extend the contest with Calumet heading back to Indiana with the win.

GAME VITALS

Fist Set: ONU 25, CCSJ 22 | Second Set: CCSJ 25, ONU 20 | Third Set: CCSJ 25, ONU 20 | Fourth Set: CCSJ 25, ONU 17

Records: Calumet College of St. Joseph 5-4 (1-3 CCAC) | Olivet Nazarene: 2-16 (0-3 CCAC)

Location: McHie Arena | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Ill.

QUICK HITS

• James Ballance tallied 11 digs, his fourth match this year and second consecutive time reaching double-digits in the category.
• Collier Kahaku Marquez had a team-best .357 kill percentage with 14 attacks.
• Jaiton Kamaunu let the team with 26 total attacks, 9 kills, and 11.5 points.
• Hunter DeMello and Garrett Schad combined for 29 of the team's 37 assists.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers welcome RV Aquinas College to McHie Arena for a Saturday night match on Feb. 19. The contest is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. CST. To follow all the action, visit onutigers.com.

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