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Sabre men’s volleyball takes opening set from CUW

Marian University men’s volleyball (11-13, 4-5 NACC) took the opening set 31-29 but dropped the next three 25-15, 25-14, 25-20.
 

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  • Concordia Wisconsin opened the match with a 12-7 lead, the largest advantage of the opening set.
  • Marian then quickly went on a 7-2 run to erase the deficit and tie the set at 14-14.
  • The Falcons were able to rebuild a 22-20 advantage before Marian rallied with a 4-1 spurt to lead 24-23.
  • Each team had three chances to take the set, but the Sabres eventually pulled out the marathon set with a pair of kills sandwiched between a block.
  • CUW jumped out to a 17-8 lead in the second and never looked back to even the sets.
  • The third set started similarly as the Falcons scored the first six points to open.
  • Marian was able to chip away at the deficit and only trailed 13-12.
  • The Falcons responded closing the set with a 12-2 run including the final eight points.
  • The Sabres were finally able to get out to a strong start and opened the fourth ahead 12-10.
  • CUW responded, however, going on a 10-2 spurt to lead by six, which proved to be the difference in the set.

 

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  • Marian held a 57-50 edge for kills and had a 57-42 margin for digs.
  • The Falcons had eight service aces and 12 total blocks.
  • The Sabres had 31 attacking errors in total to only 12 for CUW.
  • Marian is now 7-3 all-time against Concordia Wisconsin having dropped the last two meetings.

 

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Senior Aaron Velasco had his second straight double-double recording 23 kills to go with 14 digs.
Senior Derek Wills produced a match-high 24 kills and hit .340.
Freshman Giancarlo Bou posted a career-high 46 assists to go with 12 digs.

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