GREENVILLE, Ill. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras men's volleyball team proved that it had plenty left in the tank after Friday's marathon win against Fontbonne, defeating Greenville in three on Saturday. Joe Jendra paced the offense with 13 kills and no errors, finishing with a .650 attack percentage. With the win, the Duhawks earned the first postseason tournament berth in program history and will be the No. 4 seed in next week's MCVL Tournament.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Set One
- Neither team managed to open a significant lead in the opening set with three points being the largest lead held by either team
- Jendra led the way with four of his 13 kills while Dylan Ross added five digs

Set Two
- The Duhawks held leads of 5-1 and 13-7 early in the second set, which included a 4-0 run with Alfredo Lopez at the service line
- Loras held a healthy margin over its opponent, leading by as many as seven at 17-10 after a kill by Ross
- The last four points of the set came via kill, helping the Duhawks to a .500 attack percentage for the frame

Set Three
- Leading 15-13 in the third, Greenville stormed in front with a 4-0 run, forcing a Loras timeout
- Back-to-back blocks by Loras erased the deficit and helped give the Duhawks momentum moving forward
- The Panthers held set point at 26-25, but Leo Peters registered a pair of kills with an assisted block to seal the sweep, 28-26

NOTABLES
- The win solidified Loras' position in the 2018 MCVL Tournament as the No. 4 seed
- At the conclusion of the regular season, Ross sits as the program leader for kills (744) and kills per set (2.22) … He set a single-season record in kills per set at 2.70
- Lopez set new single season records in assists (625) and assists per set (7.35) while becoming the program's all-time leader in assists at 1,110
- Blair Anderson set a single-season record with 228 digs
- Austin Kuchenbecker became the all-time leader with 150 assisted blocks

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - Joe Jendra
- Jendra capped his first season with a monster performance that included 13 kills on 20 swings for a .650 attack percentage while adding seven digs and two blocks

UP NEXT
With the win, Loras advances to the MCVL Tournament for the first time in program history. As the No. 4 seed, the Duhawks are set to face the regular season champions, North Central. First serve from inside Merner Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13.