River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball was back at home to take on Wabash College.
Results:
Dominican: 3
Wabash: 0
How it Happened:
-DU would jump out to a 6-4 lead after a 3-0 run from Senior
Nathaniel Cossyleon.
-The Stars closed out Set 1, 25-23. Senior
Tanner Dahman posted 4 kills and a block in the frame with Freshman
Landon Diaz collecting 3 blocks.
-After Wabash took a 7-11 lead in Set 2, a 5-1 run from Dominican would knot the set at 12 all.
-DU would win the 2
nd set, 25-20. Sophomore
Ty Geschke notched 4 kills and 3 blocks in the 2
nd. Sophomore
Thomas Hirsch tallied 2 blocks.
-The Stars would take a 12-9 lead in Set 3 after a 4-0 run from Freshman
Landon Kassulke.
-Dominican would complete the sweep over Wabash by taking the 3
rd set, 29-27. Junior
Tyler Vrska registered 4 digs in the final frame.
-DU hit .279 collectively compared to Wabash's .135. The Stars continued their dominance at the net, out-blocking Wabash 11-5.
Shining Stars:
-Senior
Tanner Dahman led the Stars' attack, netting 13 kills on .684 hitting while also posting 2 aces and 8 digs.
-Sophomore
Ty Geschke tallied 11 kills on .400 hitting on top of 4 blocks.
-Freshman
Landon Diaz registered 8 total blocks, marking 18 blocks over his past 2 matches.
-Freshman
Landon Kassulke dished 33 assists.
-Junior
Tyler Vrska contributed 8 digs.
Leading the Way:
Kills: Dahman (13)
Aces: Dahman (2)
Blocks: Diaz (8)
Assists: Kassulke (33)
Digs: Dahman and Vrska (8)
What's Next:
Dominican University Men's Volleyball improves to 7-7 on the season and is 3-1 in NACC play. The Stars will be back in action on Saturday, March 8
th for a doubleheader in the Igini Sports Forum. The first match sees DU take on Loras at 1:00 p.m. before facing Rockford at 4:00 p.m.
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