MILWAUKEE – Top seed MSOE men's volleyball swept No. 8 Concordia University Wisconsin Tuesday to open the NACC Tournament, hitting .322 for the match and Gregory Kubon leading the way with a match high eleven kills.

RESULT
No. 1 MSOE RAIDERS – 3

No. 8 Concordia Wisconsin - 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Concordia Wisconsin (6-17, 5-7 NACC) put MSOE (20-6, 12-0 NACC) on the ropes early, jumping out to a 4-1 advantage before the Raiders stormed back to take the lead 5-4. The Falcons grabbed the lead two more times after that until a kill from Kubon took a 16-15 lead that was never relinquished, winning set one 25-21.
• Kills from Matthew Schultz and Kubon set the tone for the Raiders in set, jumping out to a 10-4 lead after a block from Hunter Carroll and Callan Harris. After growing the lead to seven, the Falcons cut their deficit back to four late at 23-19 but kills from Antonio Llona Baez and Harris ended set two, winning 25-19.
• Shades of set one rolled into set two as the Falcons jumped out early to a 8-5 lead before an ace from Reed Hefley put the Raiders ahead 9-8. A Schultz kill grew the lead 14-10 until the Falcons tied up the set at 17, then leading 22-20 late. A Harris swung the lead back to the Raiders and after going past the 25-point mark, a Kubon ace called game, winning 26-24.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Kills – Gregory Kubon (11)
Digs – Seth Thomas (9)
Assists – Parker Rings (27)
Aces – Reed Hefley (2)
Blocks – Hunter Carroll (4)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will host No. 4 seed Benedictine University in the NACC semifinal on Saturday, April 11^th.

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