ST. LOUIS (Duhawks.com) - Records fell left and right on Friday night for the Loras men's volleyball team, as the Duhawks kept their playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 win against Fontbonne. Mihajlo Gomez broke the school record with 26 kills while Dylan Ross chipped in 21.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Set One
- Back and forth play opened up the match with no team having more than a two-point lead for a majority of the frame
- At 19-all, three consecutive Duhawk errors started a run for the Griffins as they took the opener, 25-19

Set Two
- Fontbonne maintained the momentum it had built, opening a lead at 14-10
- Following a timeout, the Duhawks went on a five-point run, tying the set at 15-all … During the run, Gomez earned a pair of kills
- The Griffins took a timeout of their own and reclaimed control of the set at 23-21
- Back-to-back kills from Joe Jendra combined with a Fontbonne error brought the Duhawks to set point at 24-23
- Following a point-for-point trade-off, a combination of kills from Dylan Ross and Mihajlo Gomez capped a 28-26 set two win

Set Three
- The third set was filled with errors from both sides as teams traded points until Loras gained an 18-15 advantage
- Austin Kuchenbecker took control of the net with one of his six blocks on the match to put the Duhawks ahead 23-19
- Kuchenbecker terminated the final point of the set on an overpass as Loras took the third set, 25-20

Set Four
- Fontbonne stayed in control for most of the fourth set
- Ross kept the Duhawks in the match by rattling off six consecutive kills latae in teh frame
- The Griffins equalized in the match, winning the fourth, 27-25

Set Five
- Loras jumped out to an early 4-1 and never looked back
- Fontbonne fought back to a one-point deficit at 10-9, but the Duhawks responded with kills from Alfredo Lopez and Gomez
- Ross capped off the match point for the Duhawks as they won the fifth and final frame, 15-13
 
NOTABLES
- As a team, Loras broke the team single-match kill record with 74 as well as the assists record with 68
- Gomez broke the program record with 26 kills
- Ross finished with a career-high 21 kills, which now ranks second all-time 
- Jendra tied Blair Anderson's single-match record with 21 digs
- Lopez paced the offense and broke his own previous assist record with 64 assists
- The Duhawks combined to hit .405 in the second set while recording 21 digs
 
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYERS OF THE GAME – Mihajlo Gomez and Dylan Ross
The duo combined to serve as a two-man wrecking crew, combining for 47 kills and a combined attack percentage of .355 … Gomez tallied at least four kills in each set, including seven in the second set while Ross went off for eight kills in the fourth set

UP NEXT
Loras completes the regular season on Saturday against Greenville. While Friday's win kept Loras in contention, a win on Saturday would secure the fourth and final bid to the 2018 MCVL Tournament. First serve against the Panthers is scheduled for 1 p.m.