Beginning a four-match in four-day road trip on Sunday evening, second-ranked Lourdes pulled out a 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 22-25, 15-11 victory over Saint Andrews inside Harris Court in Laurinburg, N.C.
 
The five-set contest was the first for the Gray Wolves since April 17, 2108, and the victory extends Lourdes winning streak to nine straight contests, the second longest streak in program history.
 
"We never really played our best volleyball tonight, but we never stopped fighting and that is a huge step for our program," head coach Greg Reitz said afterwards.  "Saint Andrews defended their home court very well and were not going to give us this match.  We are very happy to come away with the win to start the trip."
 
Lourdes took advantage of 25 service errors from the Knights on the evening, which offset Saint Andrews' .243 hitting night, and allowed the Gray Wolves to win their first match of the season when having fewer kills than their opponent (49-47).
 
The opening set was tight throughout, with Lourdes leading just 22-21 before scoring the final three points of the stanza.  The Gray Wolves hit .389 in the second set, taking the lead 10-6 with an early 6-0 run and never looking back, building a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Lourdes led 17-14 in the third, looking for the sweep, before the Knights scored six of the next seven points to pull in front in the stanza, finishing the set on an 11-3 outburst.  In the fourth, Saint Andrews rallied again late.  Trailing 18-15, the hosts went on an 8-1 run which ultimately forced a fifth and deciding set.
 
The Gray Wolves hit .583 in the finale.  Trailing 5-3, Lourdes went on a 7-1 run to pull in front for good, and earn the victory.
 
Jeff Lam (Richmond, B.C./Hugh McRoberts H.S.) led Lourdes with 13 kills while Evan Gebert (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider H.S.) added 12 more.  Henrique Gehrke (Blumenau, Brazil/Escola Barao Do Rio Branco H.S.) handed out 44 assists.
 
Defensively, Matheus Andrade (Coronel Fabriciano, Brazil/Alberto Giovanni H.S.) led the Gray Wolves with nine digs while Gebert had four blocks.
 
Edgar Huerta led Saint Andrews (12-5) with 14 kills and five blocks while Jackson Stark handed out 43 assists.
 
Lourdes (13-2) continues its road trip on Monday evening, traveling to Belmont, N.C. to face Belmont Abbey.  First serve is set for 7 p.m. inside the Wheeler Center.