The Dominican University men's volleyball team posted their fourth straight win on Friday night, rolling over the visiting Fontbonne University Griffins in three sets (25-15, 25-22, 25-21) in the Igini Sports Forum.
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The Stars'
Mason Solbrig (Lindenhurst, Ill.), the reigning Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL)
Offensive Player of the Week was flawless for the Stars, knocking down ten kills on just ten attacks with no errors.
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As a team, Dominican hit .398 for the match, committing just ten hitting errors while collecting 47 kills on 93 total attacks.Â
Jeremy Royko (Naperville, Ill.) tallied a team-high 13 kills while freshman
Luke Spicer (St. Charles, Ill.) added ten kills as three players reached double-figure kills with
Alex Coyne (Naperville, Ill.) running a well-balanced offensive attack, doling out 39 assists.
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Defensively, Dominican posted 38 digs, led by
Brooks Nevrly (Downers Grove, Ill.) who dug ten balls over three sets. At the net, the Stars posted seven total blocks with Solbrig and
Trevor Slonek (West Chicago, Ill.) in on three blocks apiece.
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The Stars, now 4-3 on the year and 4-0 in the MCVL, return to action tomorrow, entertaining the Mount St. Joseph Lions, ranked 13
th in this week's AVCA NCAA Division III Men's Top 15 Poll, for a 2:00 p.m. match in the Igini Sports Forum. Dominican then rounds out the weekend on Sunday, as #8 UC Santa Cruz comes to River Forest.