Rock Island, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball took on the Vikings of Augustana College on Thursday night in Rock Island.
Results:
Dominican: 3
Augustana: 2
How it Happened:
-The Stars would charge out to a 9-6 lead in the 1
st set. Augustana would then rattle off a 0-5 run and take the opening frame, 21-25. Sophomore
Ty Geschke posted 5 kills and an ace in the 1
st.
-DU would then open Set 2 with a 9-2 run and cruise to tie the match at one set a piece, taking the 2
nd, 25-17. Senior
Nathaniel Cossyleon tallied 6 kills in Set 2.
-Both squads would be knotted at 12 all in Set 3, but Augustana would pull away at the back half of the set and take it, 18-25. Senior
Tanner Dahman collected 3 kills in the 3
rd.
-The Stars would use a 4-0 run from Senior
Jason Kougan to take a 10-8 lead in the 4
th and would then be able to push the match to a 5
th set by closing out Set 4, 25-22. Sophomore
Thomas Hirsch tallied 2 kills and a block in the set.
-Dominican came out strong in Set 5 and closed out the match by winning the 5
th, 15-10. Dahman and Cossyleon both had 2 kills and an ace in the 5
th set.
-The Stars had 65 digs in the match compared to the Vikings' 52.
-Dominican hit .239 collectively in the match to Augustana's .181.
Shining Stars:
-Sophomore
Ty Geschke led the Stars with 17 kills on .412 hitting. Geschke also added an ace and two blocks.
-Senior
Nathaniel Cossyleon tallied 16 kills and 8 digs in his first start of the season.
-Senior
Tanner Dahman collected 10 kills and 9 digs in the win.
-Senior
Owen Morrow registered 42 assists and 12 digs.
-Sophomore
Grant Henderson totaled a new career high of 20 digs to lead DU's defense.
Leading the Way:
Kills: Geschke (7)
Aces: Geschke and Dahman (2)
Blocks: Geschke and Kougan (2)
Assists: Morrow (42)
Digs: Henderson (10)
What's Next:
Dominican University Men's Volleyball improves to 4-6 on the season and is 1-0 in NACC play. The Stars will be back at home on Saturday, February 22
nd to take on Marian University. The match is slated to start at 5:00 p.m.
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