Lisle, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball was back on the road for a critical NACC match-up at Benedictine.
Results:
Dominican: 3
Benedictine: 0
How it Happened:
-A tight opening set would see the teams knotted at 14-14.
-The Stars would pull away at the end of the 1
st set and take it, 25-21. Senior
Nathaniel Cossyleon tallied 6 kills and 2 digs in the opening set.
-Set 2 saw DU fall behind the Eagles early, trailing 1-6, but a 4-0 run from Sophomore
Ty Geschke brought Dominican back within 2.
-A 5-0 run from Senior
Owen Morrow down the stretch of the 2
nd set would lead the Stars to a two-sets to none advantage, winning Set 2, 25-23. Geschke posted 4 kills and 2 digs in the frame.
-The 3
rd set would start even once again until Morrow would piece together another run from the service line, giving DU a 19-16 advantage.
-The Stars would use a 4-0 run from Freshman
Landon Diaz to capture the 3
rd set and sweep Benedictine on their home court, taking Set 3, 25-20. Cossyleon notched 8 kills in the final frame, with Senior
Tanner Dahman collecting 5 kills and 4 digs.
-DU hit .347 collectively compared to Benedictine's .250 and led the Eagles in aces, 7-1.
Shining Stars:
-Senior
Nathaniel Cossyleon recorded a team high 18 kills on .424, marking a career-high in both kills and hitting percentage (min. 20 attempts).
-Sophomore
Ty Geschke tallied 11 kills, 3 digs, and an ace.
-Senior
Tanner Dahman collected 9 kills on .368 hitting along with 2 aces and 9 digs.
-Senior
Owen Morrow collected 39 assists in the sweep.
-Junior
Tyler Vrska was strong in the back row for Dominican, notching 7 digs.
Leading the Way:
Kills: Cossyleon (18)
Aces: Dahman and Morrow (2)
Blocks: Diaz (2)
Assists: Morrow (39)
Digs: Dahman (9)
What's Next:
Dominican University Men's Volleyball improves to 10-8 on the season and is 6-1 in NACC play. The Stars return home on Wednesday, March 19
th to take on Concordia Wisconsin. The match will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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