ONU FALLS TO SXU IN STRAIGHT SETS TUESDAY NIGHT
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Olivet Nazarene (6-3, 1-1) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 0 |
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Saint Xavier (5-1, 3-0) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
CHICAGO, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's volleyball program fell to the Cougars of Saint Xavier in straight sets Tuesday night. With the loss, the Tigers fall to 1-1 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference and 6-3 overall.
SXU were hot from the start recording the match's first six points. The home team kept ONU at arms length to claim the first set 25-15. A kill from Jaiton Kamaunu put the Tigers ahead 13-12 midway through the second set. Saint Xavier went on a 5-1 run to follow on their way to a 2-0 lead in the match and a 25-19 second set final score. Olivet would not go down without a fight with the third set proving to be the tightest of the match. They forced three straight match-points before ultimately falling 25-23.
Thorlalf Schmelzer led the team with 28 total attacks. He now has a team-high 208 attacks on the season. James Ballance tallied a team-high seven digs on the night with Schmelzer close behind with six. Tomas Gonzalez doled out 24 assists, just two shy of his season-high.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers will welcome Trinity Christian to McHie Arena Thursday night as they play the Trolls in a rematch of the NCCAA National Invitational Final. The match is slated for 7 p.m. CT. Please visit ONUTigers.com for the updated live links and to follow the action.
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*Contact: Patrick Kaindl; Sports Information Graduate Assistant, email pkaindl@olivet.edu
