ADRIAN, Mich. (Duhawks.com) - Dylan Ross recorded his fourth consecutive double-digit kill performance on Friday, finishing with 15 to lead the Loras men's volleyball team past Adrian in MCVL action. The Duhawks won 3-1 while hitting .214 as a team, which included a .367 effort in the fourth set.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Set One
- Loras held its largest lead of the set at 18-12
- Adrian fought back to within one at 22-21 before the Duhawks rattled off three straight points, including back-to-back service aces by
Leo Peters
Set Two
- With
Joe Jendra at the service line, Loras ripped off seven consecutive points, including a pair of aces
- Trailing 23-16, the Bulldogs surged back into contention with a 7-0 run of their own ...
Alfredo Lopez turned on a pass from
Blair Anderson and put it away for the kill
- Loras took the second set following an Adrian attack error, 25-23
Set Three
- Tied at 14-all, the Bulldogs eight of the next nine points
- Both sides traded blows the rest of the way, with Adrian taking set three, 25-18
Set Four
- Loras shook off the set three loss and immediately went to work, jumping out to a 14-6 lead
- That's the closest the Bulldogs would get as the Duhawks kept a healthy lead the rest of the way, taking the fourth set, 25-17
NOTABLES
- Loras' win ends a five-match losing streak ... The Duhawks improve to 2-2 this season in four-set matches
- After Friday, Ross has 692 career kills … Throughout his career, he's averaged 2.16 kills per set
- Peters recorded a career-high five service aces in Friday's match, which ranks sixth all-time
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Blair Anderson moved his career dig total to 553
- With six kills,
Austin Kuchenbecker will have reached 100 in each of his first three seasons
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Alfredo Lopez is closing in on 1,000 assists for his career needing 42 after his performance on Friday
- Loras improved to 8-1 this season when hitting above .200 as a team
- Friday marked the sixth match this season that the Duhawks recorded 50 or more kills
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Dylan Ross
Ross hit .344 with 15 kills on 32 attempts ... Six of Ross' kills came in the first set
UP NEXT
Loras returns to action on Saturday with a conference-tilt against Olivet before a rematch against Aurora. First serve against the Comets is scheduled for 11 a.m. (ET).