RIVER FOREST, Ill. – After earning a dramatic five set win on Thursday night, the Cougars continued to dominate on their home floor this season by defeating Maranatha Baptist in three sets before extending their winning streak to four win an intense four set win over Augustana.
MATCH ONE vs. Maranatha Baptist
Inside the Box Score
·
Trent Weber led the Cougars with 39 assists.
· Concordia had a .290 hitting percentage.
· The Cougars had six blocks throughout the three sets.
Quick Recap
· Concordia started the first set on a 6-1 run with kills from Vozenilek, Ryan Fellbinger, and
Skylar Versendaal.
· With his seventh kill of the set, Vozenilek made the score 18-8, followed by soon after with akill from
Matthew Lams.
· The Cougars closed out the first set with a commanding score of 25-15, leading the match 1-0.
· In set two, the Sabercats kept the game close, but the Cougars had the lead with an ace from
Brian Perez to make the score 6-3.
· Concordia went on a 6-2 run to make it 22-16. A kill from Lams brought the game to set point, and Perez ended the game with a kill.
· The Cougars won the second set with a score of 25-18, leading 2-0.
· For the third set, a block from Lams and
Ricardo Ruiz put the Cougars up 10-6.
· Concordia put together a 6-0 run with kills from Perez and Versendaal to put the Cougars up 17-9.
· The Cougars were able to secure a long volley to bring the score to 23-14 and won the final set.
MATCH TWO vs. Augustana
Inside the Box Score
·
Luke Vozenilek had 18 kills in the match.
·
Brandon Stirn led the team in digs with 13.
· The Cougars had a hitting percentage of .254
Quick Recap
· To start off the match, the Augies carried the momentum.
· The Cougars fought back with two kills from
Brian Perez to make it 12-8.
· Augustana took a commanding 10-point lead at 19-9.
· On set point, Concordia fought back scoring twice, but dropped the first set to Augustana 25-12.
· In set two, the Cougars kept the score close with
Skylar Versendaal and
Luke Vozenilek.
· Concordia was able to capitalize off of Augie mistakes early to gain the lead.
· The Cougars forced an Augustana time out with the lead at 13-8
· Vozenilek continued to play a big part in the match with another kill making the score 18-11
· A huge block from
Trent Weber brought the score to 21-16.
· The Augies tied the set up at 24-24, but the Cougars finished set two 26-24.
· In set three, the Cougars took the lead 5-4 with an ace from
Christopher Livesay.
· A kill from
Matthew Lams brought the Cougars' lead to five.
· Concordia made service errors the Augies were able to capitalize off of.
· With a lead of 19-14, the Cougars forced the Augies time out
· A kill from Versendaal made it 22-17, Cougars.
· With a block from Weber and Ryan Fellbinger, Concordia took set three 25-20 and led the match 2-1.
· In the fourth set, both teams came out guns blazing with no clear front runner.
· Fellbinger had back-to-back kills that contributed to a 5-0 Cougar run, giving them the 13-10 lead.
· A timely kill from Vozenilek and an ace from Weber took the Cougar lead to 21-13.
· The Cougars took set four 25-15, 3-1.
Up Next-
The Cougars will look to build on their winning streak when they resume NACC play on Tuesday night when the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks come to Geiseman Gymnaisum. Opening serve is set for 7:00pm.
