MILWAUKEE – An all-time classic kicked off the semifinals of the NACC Tournament as No. 1 seed MSOE defeated No. 4 Benedictine University in a five-set marathon.

RESULT
No. 1 MSOE RAIDERS – 3

No. 4 Benedictine - 2

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Things were tightly contest early as the first multi-point lead didn't come until 8-6 when Callan Harris and Gregory Kubon teamed up for the block. A four-point run from Benedictine (16-11, 9-3 NACC) took the lead at the midway point 13-11 until later a service ace from Seth Thomas tied it at 15 before a Harris and Hunter Carroll block put MSOE (21-6, 12-0 NACC) in front. The Eagles stormed back to tie it at 23, which started a marathon with both sides trading rallies with Kubon finally finishing it with an ace to win 37-35.
• The Eagles pulled away early in both set two and set three to win 25-20 and 25-16 to lead two sets to one. In the fourth, a kill of a free ball from Kubon kickstarted them as they led as large as 13-7 at the midway point. Harris went on a run late to continue their advantage, throwing down the final kill to win 25-14 to force set five. 
• Tightly contest to begin set five, the Eagles grabbed the lead at the flip 8-7, continuing to trade points to 11. From there, Carroll and Harris each put down a kill and then teamed up for a block to grab match point. After one more from the Eagles, a bad set from them seal the wn 15-12.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Kills – Callan Harris (17)
Digs – Seth Thomas (9)
Assists – Parker Rings (52)
Aces – Gregory Kubon (4)
Blocks – Hunter Carroll (7)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will play for the NACC Tournament title tomorrow, April 12^th, against No. 2 seed Dominican University at 3:00 p.m. inside the Kern Center.

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