KENOSHA, Wis. – MSOE men's volleyball was back in action on Saturday afternoon after a weeklong break. The Raiders picked up where they left off, taking down UC Santa Cruz to keep their 2022 record pristine during a neutral site matchup down in Kenosha.

RESULT
UC Santa Cruz – 1 (24-23-26-20)
MSOE RAIDERS – 3 (26-25-24-25)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Though MSOE (3-0) came away with the victory this afternoon, it was a tightly contested ballgame with all but one set decided by two points or less. Thankfully the Raiders were on the right side of those outcomes starting with a thrilling 26-24 first frame victory.
• UC Santa Cruz (1-9) kept things interesting however, once again taking the Red & White to the limit in the second set before hitting .394 in a come from behind 26-24 victory during the third. UCSC picked up the win even with the Raiders hit .438 on their end.
• Still up 2-1 in the match, MSOE kept up their strong play and slammed home 15 kills to put the Banana Slugs away with a decisive 25-20 win.

RAIDER REMARKS

• The Red & White have won three out of their last four games against their foes from the West Coast.
• Senior Josh Kleinschmidt had a career high 21 kills against the Banana Slugs.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Kills – Josh Kleinschmidt (21)
Digs – Daniel Drag & Josh Kleinschmidt (12)
Assists – Kalvin Fellows (52)
Aces – Austyn Bella & Tommy Clausz (1)
Total Blocks – Jacob Sirny (6)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will be back at home on Wednesday night. They'll take on No. 15 North Central (Ill.) starting at 7:00 pm inside Hotchkin Arena.

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