MILWAUKEE – The MSOE men's volleyball saw success throughout the lineup Tuesday night as they hosted St. Norbert College. The Raiders went up by two sets and held off the Green Knights' late charge to keep rolling.
RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 3
St. Norbert - 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Named defensive player of the week, Tommy Clausz got the night started on the offensive side with two kills as MSOE (10-7, 7-2 NACC) jumped to a 7-3 lead from the start. St. Norbert (9-17, 1-10 NACC) hoped to keep things tight early, holding the four-point deficit midway through until Matthew Schultz help lead a long run the rest of the first set, capping it off with a service ace to win 25-12.
- New faces made their way into the lineup for the Raiders in set two but didn't slow down their success. The Green Knights had a negative hitting percentage for the whole set and despite keeping it closer, the serving from Parker Rings ended it with back-to-back service aces to win 25-19.
- The Green Knights pulled out the win late in set to win just narrowly 25-23 to force a fourth set. Service aces continued to be lethal for the Raiders to make long runs as Antonio Llona Baez and Filip Topor each had multiple aces in 5-0 runs as they were able to seal the win 25-19.
MSOE STAT TRACKER
Kills –
David Pineda (11)
Digs –
Jackson Phillips (10)
Assists –
Parker Rings (21)
Aces –
Antonio Llona Baez &
Filip Topor (4)
Blocks –
Eric Mueller (4)
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will host a non-conference matchup on Friday with #13 University of California-Santa Cruz at 7:00 PM.
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