In a battle of two teams ranked in the top-10 of the latest NAIA coaches' poll, seventh-ranked Indiana Tech scored a road victory over 10^th-ranked Lourdes 26-24, 25-22, 29-27 on Wednesday evening inside the Russell J. Ebeid Recreation Center.
 
"We definitely did not play our best volleyball match tonight," head coach Greg Reitz said afterwards.  "Unfortunately, we didn't complete to be able to get the win."
 
Jeff Lam (Richmond, B.C./Hugh McRoberts H.S.) put down 22 kills to lead the offense while hitting at a .487 clip, but as a team Lourdes hit just .143 on the night.  Lam also had a team-high 12 digs for a double-double.
 
Lourdes took an early 8-3 lead in the opening set and maintained a six-point lead at 16-10 before the Warriors went on a 12-4 run to pull in front for the first time on the evening, 22-20.  The Gray Wolves eventually fought off three set points, forcing extra points, before dropping the opening set.
 
The Gray Wolves held a 15-14 lead in set two before Indiana Tech went on another late run.  A 10-4 spurt allowed the visitors to forge ahead and build the 2-0 lead in the match.
 
The third set saw 21 ties and five lead changes.  Lourdes had two set points in the third and fought off a pair of match points before the Warriors scored the final two points of the match.
 
Eduardo Ayala (Curitiba, Brazil/Colegio Dom Bosco) tallied 10 kills as he and Lam accounted for 32 of the team's 38 kills on the night.  Sawyer Schafer (Monroeville, Ohio/Monroeville H.S.) dished out 34 assists.
 
Daynte Stewart led Indiana Tech (12-0, 6-0) with 15 kills as the Warriors hit .252 for the match.  Joey Hermes had a match-high 13 digs for Indiana Tech.
 
Lourdes (4-2, 3-2) takes to the road for a pair of matches beginning on Friday evening as the Gray Wolves travel to Grand Rapids, Mich. to battle Cornerstone.  First serve is set for 7 p.m. inside Mol Arena.