The Lourdes Men's Volleyball team (6-2, 3-1 in WHAC) has moved up from the "receiving votes" category to the 11^th-ranked team in the national NAIA Coaches Poll.

The Terracotta and Gray have won six games this season, five of which have come via sweeps. Lourdes has also beaten two teams that were ranked at the time of competition, No. 12 Hope International and No. 4 Georgetown.

The Gray Wolves only blemishes on their record came to No. 6 William Penn and No. 10 Bethel (Ind.).

Lourdes' nationally-recognized team features senior outside hitter Jaber Badarne, senior setter Joey Bianco and junior libero Brayden Moyars.

Badarne leads the NAIA in kills per set (5.1) within players that have played in over three matches this season. He is also 11^th in the NAIA in total kills (102). Bianco is ninth in the NAIA with 254 assists. The floor captain from Cincinnati is also 14^th in the NAIA in assists per set (9.41). Moyars is 15^th in the NAIA with 79 digs. He is also 23^rd in digs per set with 2.93.

Head coach Greg Reitz's team will take on conference opponents Aquinas and Cornerstone this weekend, in hopes of moving up the rankings even further.