READING, Pa. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's volleyball team earned its fourth-consecutive sweep on Friday with a 3-0 win over Alvernia. Senior
Dylan Ross paced the Duhawks with eight kills and a .400 attacking percentage.
SERIES NOTABLES
- Friday marked the first meeting between the two programs … Loras now owns the series record at 1-0
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Set One
- Two aces from junior
Jake Chudzik and a block from junior
Austin Kuchenbecker gave Loras an early 14-6 lead
- Two kills from senior
Dylan Ross earned the Duhawks a set 1 win, 25-16
Set Two
- Even at 14 apiece, Loras took an 18-15 lead with a kill and ace from sophomore
Ian Walsh
- The Duhawks took a timeout after the Golden Wolves inched their way back into the set … Junior
Alfredo Lopez recorded his second kill of the set to put Loras up 24-22 before Alvernia committed a serving error to give the Duhawks the 2-0 advantage in the match
Set Three
- Back-to-back Golden Wolves errors and a kill from Ross put Loras up 13-10 in set 3
- A double-block from Chudzik and Kuchenbecker closed the books and earned Loras the 3-0 match victory with a 25-23 set three win
TEAM NOTABLES
- The Duhawks extended their best start in program history to 4-0, all of which have been 3-0 victories
- Friday marked the second time this season, in four matches, that Loras has held their opponent to a negative attacking percentage as Alvernia hit at a -.068 clip in the match
INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES
- Senior
Blair Anderson nearly doubled his season dig total as the he recorded 14 digs in the win to go along with his previous 17
- Chudzik recorded a season-high in total blocks, leading Loras on Friday with three block assists
-Setting half of the Duhawks' 6-2 was freshman
Joe Jendra, who recorded a career-high eight digs
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Dylan Ross
- Ross led Loras with eight kills on a .400 attacking percentage on Friday … The Oak Lawn, Ill. native added two blocks and two digs in the Duhawks' victory
UP NEXT
Loras will complete their side of Alvernia's quadrangular on Saturday with two matches. The Duhawks take on Rutger-Newark at 10 a.m. ET before facing off against No. 15 Vassar at 12 p.m. ET.
