DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's volleyball team opened league play on Friday against No. 11 Mount St. Joseph, falling in three sets to the Lions. Dylan Ross registered a team-best 14 kills, including seven in the third set.

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SERIES NOTABLES
Mount St. Joseph improves to 5-0 all-time against Loras

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Set One
- Leading 15-14, the Duhawks conceded six of the next eight points to give the Lions a lead at 20-17
- Loras fought back to bring the set to within two at 22-20, but Mount St. Joseph rattled off the final three points to take the opener, 25-20

Set Two
- The Duhawks dug themselves out of an early 4-0 hole to bring the set to a 7-6 scoreline favoring the Lions
- Mount St. Joseph built a seven-point gap at 21-14 and pushed through to the end, despite a 5-1 run from the Duhawks

Set Three
- An early 3-0 run highlighted by kills from Greg Kinney and two from Ross leveled the set at 7-all
- The Lions responded with a 3-0 run of their own and never looked back, keeping the Loras comeback bid at bay, holding a two-point lead through to the end

TEAM NOTABLES
- The two sides combined for 29 kills in the final set
- Friday marked the first match in program history that the Duhawks did not record a service ace
- Loras dropped to 1-4 in its last five and 1-4 when hitting under .200 as a team

INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES
- Greg Kinney and Mihajlo Gomez combined for 13 of Loras' 18 digs in the third set ... Gomez' 10 digs marked a season-high for the freshman

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Dylan Ross
Ross led the offense on Friday, totaling 14 kills which included seven in the final set, bringing his career total to 614. Ross remains as the all-time kills leader in program history.

UP NEXT
A quick turnaround faces the Duhawks who return to Lillis Court on Saturday for an MCVL matchup with Wittenberg. The Tigers needed five sets to win their first league match of the season against Augustana on Friday. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m.