Men's Volleyball Win Streak Gets Snapped Against Eagles

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team saw its five-game win streak get snapped on Saturday afternoon falling to Benedictine in straight sets.

Final

Benedictine 3, Fontbonne 0 (27-25, 25-23, 25-19)

Set Notes

Set 1: In the first set, the Eagles led 10-8 on a double block from Eoin O'Toole and Brannen Almarales. Later, the Eagles led 17-14, but the Griffins outscored them 4-1 tying it up at 18-18 after an attack error.

The two teams went point-for-point, but the Eagles regained a 24-21 advantage. However, the Griffins went on a 3-0 run with Ryan Lively's kill tying it up, 24-24.

The Eagles, though were able to finish out the set securing the 27-25 win. Fontbonne finished with 13 kills in the first led by Lively with five. Nate Paasch and Joseph Huster finished with three each.

Set 2: In the second, the Eagles led 13-10 but Fontbonne went on to grab a 19-17 advantage on Josh Blomberg's kill.

The Eagles regained the lead at 23-22 and fended off Fontbonne for the 25-23 win. The Griffins totaled 13 kills and a match-high .250 hitting percentage. Huster and Cameron Graves tied with four kills each.

Set 3: In the third, Benedictine held a marginal lead early but stretched it out to 20-9. Fontbonne tried one final comeback trailing 24-19 on Lively's kill, however, the Eagles finished the set and the match off on Cooper Armstrong's kill for the win. 

Team Stats

• Fontbonne finished with 36 kills and a .095 hitting percentage.
• Benedictine finished with 34 kills and a .143 hitting percentage.
• The Griffins totaled eight blocks.

Top Griffins

Ryan Lively: nine kills, .174 hitting percentage

Joseph Huster: eight kills, .357 hitting percentage

Cameron Graves: six kills, .333 hitting percentage

Nate Paasch: six kills, 10 digs

Alex Gantt: 31 assists

Up Next

The Griffins are back in action at home on Tuesday hosting MSOE. First-service at 7:30 p.m.

Make sure to follow the men's volleyball team on all its social media accounts: Twitter(@FBUGriffinsMVB), Instagram (@fontbonnemvb) and Facebook (/FontbonneUGriffins).