FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Between high scoring and runaway sets, MSOE men's volleyball competed in a thriller with Marian University Thursday night that saw the Raiders come up short in five.
RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 2
Marian - 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The two sides proved in set one that this was going to be a battle all night. Marian (10-3, 2-1 NACC) had the largest lead of the set 10-6 early before MSOE (5-7, 1-2 NACC) stormed back quickly with the help of Seth Thomas and Carter Shavitz. The Sabres were the first ones to set point 24-22 but the Raiders closed a 5-1 run to take it 27-25. The Sabres quickly flipped a switch in the second set to come away with ease 25-16 to tie things up at one.
- The Sabres created multiple miscues to begin the third set to allow the Raiders to jump out to a 11-4 lead to begin. Their lead slowly began to shorten when at set point, the Sabres catapulted themselves into the lead as they began to trade point past the 25-point mark with the Sabres pulling it out 29-27.
- Antonio Llona Baez gave the spark the Raiders needed in the fourth set to come back, providing two kills in a run that proved to be the difference in the long run as they tied the match up winning 25-20. After each side traded points to begin set five, the Raiders committed four straight errors to put themselves in a hole as the Sabres then cruised 15-12 to finish off their chance of a comeback.
MSOE STAT TRACKER
Kills –
Carter Shavitz (20)
Digs –
Seth Thomas (12)
Assists –
Parker Rings (50)
Aces –
James Zippay &
Parker Rings (1)
Blocks –
Matthew Schultz (5)
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders return home next Wednesday, March 6
th, as nearby Wisconsin Lutheran College comes into the Kern Center with a 7:00 PM start.
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