DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's volleyball team dropped a three-set match to ninth-ranked Benedictine on Thursday night, falling to 8-6 this season. Mihajlo Gomez finished with six kills while Blair Anderson turned in a team-high seven digs.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Set One
- The Eagles jumped out to an early lead at 9-3 and proceeded to rattle off 10 of the next 14 points to take a commanding 19-7 lead ... Of the 10 points Benedictine scored, three came via kills with seven coming via errors by the Duhawks

Set Two
- Both sides traded blows back-and-forth with Loras opening a two-point lead at 22-20, but the Eagles responded after an out of rotation call to score the next five points and take the second set, 25-22

Set Three
- The Duhawks kept matters close early in set three, but a 13-4 run by Benedictine opened a 22-11 lead for the Eagles
- Thursday's match came to a close with Loras scoring three consecutive points, followed by Benedictine scoring the final three to win, 25-14

NOTABLES
- Anderson elevated his career dig total to 489
- Jake Chudzik finished with three kills and needs two to reach 100 for his career
- With three more digs, Aaron Miller will reach 100 for his career
- Leo Peters totaled a team-high four blocks, bringing his career total to 90

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Leo Peters
Peters hit .400 to lead the Duhawks, totaling three kills on five swings ... Three of his four assisted blocks came in the second set

UP NEXT
Loras travels to Fort Wayne to take on the Mastodons from the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. Fort Wayne is receiving votes in the AVCA National Poll and enters with an 11-4 overall record. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.