Sabre men’s volleyball swept by MSOE to close out the weekend

The offense couldn’t find a rhythm as Marian University men’s volleyball (7-12, 2-6 NACC) fell to MSOE with set scores of 25-20, 25-16 and 27-25.

The Sabres hung tight with the Raiders to open the match leading 15-12 to open the first set before a Raider timeout shifted the momentum.  From there, MSOE went on an 8-1 run to take a 20-16 lead and take the opening set.  The Raiders then jumped out early on the Sabres in the second set taking an 11-4 lead as they cruised to a 2-0 lead hitting .441 for the set.

In the third, Marian put up a good fight in a see-saw set where the largest lead was four points.  The Sabres had a pair of opportunities to clinch the set and force a fourth set but were turned away on both opportunities before the Raiders closed out the sweep.

Junior Jon Smallpage led the Sabres with a match-high 12 kills, while sophomore Jacob DeGroot hit .375 and chipped in seven kills.  From the back row, junior Thomas Jones had a team-high 10 digs in just two sets of action.

Marian returns to action Wednesday, March 7 traveling to Illinois Tech for a non-conference match-up with first serve scheduled for 7 p.m.

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