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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Volleyball: Tenth-ranked Lourdes wraps up its six-match homestand on Wednesday evening as the Gray Wolves welcome Siena Heights to the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center for a key divisional match.

Head Coach Greg Reitz: In his seventh season both on the Lourdes bench, and overall coaching men's volleyball, Greg Reitz has a 126-56 (.692) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  He has earned five conference Coach of the Year honors during his first six seasons at Lourdes.  He is the only head coach in program history.

Series Notes: Lourdes is 20-0 all-time against Siena Heights in a series that began Feb. 14, 2012.  The Gray Wolves won all four meetings against the Saints one season ago.  Lourdes earned a pair of 3-1 triumphs during the regular season before sweeping Siena Heights twice during the Independent Group tournament.  Last season's meeting at the Ebeid Rec Center was the first visit ever for the Saints, but Lourdes is 10-0 all-time in home matches against Siena Heights.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes opened the Gray Wolf Invitational on Friday, suffering a 25-22, 25-15, 25-21 loss to UC Merced.  Ricardo Gehrke came off the bench to lead the Gray Wolves with eight kills.  Lourdes bounced back in the evening on Friday with a 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23 victory over eighth-ranked Cardinal Stritch.  Evan Gebert had 23 kills and Matheus Andrade added 20 in the victory.  The Gray Wolves began Saturday with a 25-21, 25-15, 25-17 sweep of Webber International.  Gehrke again paced Lourdes with nine kills.  In the weekend finale on Saturday night, the Gray Wolves scored a 25-20, 25-22, 25-19 victory against ninth-ranked Clarke.  Andrade and Gebert had 11 kills each in the victory.

Scouting Siena Heights: The Saints have won two of their last three matches, and seven of their last nine overall, after defeating Cincinnati Christian in five sets last Saturday morning.  Kyle Brown leads Siena Heights with 144 kills on the season and is hitting .298 while Keegan Crawford has handed out 360 assists.  Tyler Hubbard-Neil is the team leader with 23 service aces on the year.  Defensively, Hubbard-Neil has tallied a team-leading 94 digs while also adding a team-best 21 blocks.

Super Sub: Ricardo Gehrke came off the bench on Friday against UC Merced ready to play.  After being inserted into the lineup in the third set, the sophomore posted eight kills on just 11 swings for a .727 clip, and led the team.  Gehrke became a regular in the rotation the rest of the weekend.  He finished the weekend with 33 kills (3.00/set), swinging at a .393 clip.  He also added five blocks and six digs defensively.  For the year, Gehrke has increased his hitting percentage to .167 after the weekend's effort.

Posting Big Numbers: Lourdes entered the tournament with only player having recorded 20 kills in a match all season, Matheus Andrade's 22-kills performance against Saint Andrews on Feb. 9.  Evan Gebert and Andrade both accomplished the feat in the same match on Friday night against Cardinal Stritch.  Gebert matched his career-high with 23 kills against the Wolves while Andrade added 20 kills, the fourth time this season he has had 18 or more in a contest.

The Offense Was Clicking: After suffering the loss to UC Merced on Friday morning, Lourdes' offense rebounded in the final three matches of the weekend.  The Gray Wolves hit better than .320 in each of the final three contests, averaging .334 for the span, while putting down 15.3 kills per set.  Matt Mittry swung at a .462 clip in the three contests while Evan Gebert averaged 4.20 kills per set and hit .407 in the three victories.

Beating the Nation's Best: Lourdes, which is currently ranked 10th in the latest NAIA top-10 poll, knocked off a pair of nationally ranked foes last weekend in eighth-ranked Cardinal Stritch and ninth-ranked Clarke.  The Gray Wolves are now 3-1 on the season, and have won three straight, against NAIA top-10 opponents.  All-time Lourdes is 18-46 against ranked opposition.

The Nation's Best: Lourdes currently leads the country in total digs and digs per set this season.  The Gray Wolves have tallied 774 digs, the most of any team in NAIA, for an average of 11.73 per stanza.  

Also Among the Nation's Leaders: Lourdes is third among all NAIA men's volleyball programs tallying 11.97 assists per set while the Gray Wolves' 12.55 kills per set ranks eighth nationally.  Lourdes is 12th in hitting percentage at .248 while their 1.95 blocks per set are 13th best nationally.

Individual Leaders: Eric Ubior ranks third in NAIA men's volleyball recording 3.30 digs per set on the year.  Brendan Brown's 1.08 blocks per set rank him sixth nationally while Matt Mittry's .388 hitting percentage is 10th best in the country.  Evan Gebert ranks just outside the top-10 at 11th with his 3.82 kills per set while Henrique Gehrke's 7.81 assists per set are 19th best nationally.

This and That: Evan Gebert and Eric Ubior are the only Gray Wolves to appear in all 66 sets in 2018 ... Gebert now has 503 career kills ... Ubior is two digs shy of 600 for his career ... Brendan Brown is 13 blocks shy of 200 for his career ... Lourdes has just two home matches remaining after Wednesday's contest.