With two league games remaining on the schedule, Lourdes wrapped up the Great Lakes Conference regular season championship on Wednesday evening as the 10
th-ranked Gray Wolves swept Robert Morris (Ill.) 25-17, 25-19, 25-21 at the RMU Athletic and Convocation Center in Chicago, Ill.
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The win was Lourdes third straight and 11
th in its last 12 matches.
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"We are really clicking on all cylinders right now," head coach
Greg Reitz said after the win. "We scored out of our service and passed well which allowed our hitters to be efficient. We're doing the things necessary to win matches."
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The Gray Wolves hit .405 for the match, committing just nine attack errors on the night. Defensively Lourdes limited the Eagles to just a .173 hitting night, tallying 12 blocks on the evening.
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Frank Craig (Jacksonville, Fla./Englewood H.S.) led the way offensively with 19 kills, hitting .593 for the evening while
Julian Rivera (Bayamon, P.R./Wesleyan Academy) and
Jo'Lon Clark (Compton, Calif./Long Beach Poly H.S.) tallied seven kills each.Â
Amaury Miranda (Naranjito, P.R./Louis Munoz Marin H.S.) handed out 38 assists.
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Brad Miller (Convoy, Ohio/Crestview H.S.) led the defense with seven digs while
Austin Stout (Huntertown, Ind./Bishop Luers H.S.) was involved in eight blocks.
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Paris McFall led Robert Morris (12-8, 8-3GLC) with 11 kills, hitting .471 for the night.
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Lourdes (14-5, 12-0), returns home on Friday evening to entertain Saint Xavier. First serve on Senior Night is set for 7 p.m. with the match being held at Savage Arena on the campus of the University of Toledo.
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