OLIVET, Mich. (Duhawks.com) -  Fueled by a lethal offensive attack, the Loras men's volleyball team cruised to a pair of 3-0 sweeps on Saturday against Olivet and Aurora. Dylan Ross combined for 22 kills while Mihajlo Gomez added seven service aces.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED - OLIVET
- Trailing 5-4 in the first set, the Duhawks kicked their offense into high gear and ran out to a 16-9 advantage ... Patrick Hollander capped the run with back-to-back service aces
- Dylan Ross sealed the first set with one of his 10 kills as Loras took the opener, 25-15
- The Duhawks held a modest lead in the second at 13-8 before Leo Peters took control at the service line with three consecutive service aces, opening a 18-8 advantage
- Olivet came back to within four at 22-18, but Loras responded with kills from Peters and Jonathan Quinn and capped with a service ace to win 25-18
- By the time the Duhawks completed their first rotation in the third set, they found themselves leading 16-8, highlighted by runs of 6-1 and 7-1
- There was little Olivet could do to stop the momentum of Loras with the Duhawks cruising to the match win, taking the third set 25-14

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED - AURORA
- Reeling from their opening win, Loras jumped on Aurora from the opening serve, scoring 11 of the first 13 points to take a commanding lead
- The Duhawks showed no signs of letting up, maintaining a double-digit lead beginning at 18-8 and continuing through to the winner at 25-11
- Tied at 7-all in the second set, Loras ripped off a 7-1 run with Alfredo Lopez and Gomez at the service line
- The Spartans brought the deficit to four while fending off set point but a kill from Austin Kuchenbecker ended the frame and pushed the Duhawks in front, 2-0
- Set three proved to be the most contested with Aurora taking its first substantial lead at 17-14
- Loras roared back and tallied 11 of the final 14 points to secure the clean sweep

NOTABLES
- Gomez' four service aces against Olivet marked a career-high ... In the later match against Aurora, Gomez set a new single-match high, hitting .312
- Jendra registed a .583 attack percentage against Olivet, good for a season-best ... For the second time this season, Jendra recorded three blocks
- Blair Anderson needs two digs to set a single-season high
- Kuchenbecker needs nine blocks to reach 200 for his career
- Lopez became the first player in program history with 1,000 assists

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Joe Jendra
The freshman registered 18 kills between both matches and hit .567 while adding four blocks

UP NEXT
Two regular season matches remain for Loras next weekend as the Duhawks travel to St. Louis to face Fontbonne and Greenville. At 3-4, Loras needs to win both of these matches to remain in contention for a playoff bid.