Box Score
Lourdes University's men's volleyball team defeated Siena Heights for the eighth consecutive time on Friday evening to remain perfect all-time against the Saints with a 25-15, 25-22, 25-16 win at Tam-o-Shanter in non-league action.
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The 10
th-ranked Gray Wolves hit .321 on the night while tallying eight blocks defensively to improve to 10-3 on the campaign.
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Frank Craig (Jacksonville, Fla./Englewood H.S.) hit .364 with 13 kills to lead the way offensively while
Jo'Lon Clark (Compton, Calif./Long Beach Poly H.S.) tallied 11 kills.Â
Garrett Jones (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas H.S.) added nine kills while
Ryan Ferkel (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly H.S.) handed out 31 assists in the sweep.
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Defensively,
Julian Rivera (Bayamon, P.R./Wesleyan Academy) registered six blocks while Clark had a team-high six digs.
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A 7-1 run midway through the opening set allowed the Gray Wolves to take control of the match early. Clark was on the service line and tallied an ace to go along with five kills during the run by the Lourdes offense. The Saints were held to -.040 hitting in the stanza, committing nine errors.
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In set two Lourdes scored the first five points and led by as many as six before the Saints battled back. Siena Heights pulled within one, 23-22, before a kill by Clark and an attack error by Siena Heights allowed the Gray Wolves to close the set.
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The third set was tight early before an 11-4 run by the Gray Wolves midway through broke the set open. Lourdes hit .360 in the final set to secure the victory with Clark tallying five kills while Jones and Craig contributed four each.
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Gilius Blinstrubas led Siena Heights (3-10) with nine kills while Allanderson Meira tallied eight digs defensively.
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Lourdes will return to Great Lakes Conference action next Friday evening, traveling to Chicago, Ill. to face Robert Morris (Ill.). First serve is set for 6 p.m. EST.