River Forest, Ill.- Concordia University Chicago (5-2) traveled to take on Millikin University (1-7). It was a pretty swift Sunday afternoon for the Cougars, and they would come out strong and finish even stronger with a comeback win in set three (25-11, 25-12, 25-23).
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Turning Point:Â Concordia-Chicago directed and starred in this romp from the very beginning. From the end of set two they had allowed a combined 23 points and had accumulated 50 points and two set wins.Â
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Inside the Box Score:
- For the second straight game CUC held a team to a low hitting percentage (0.00)
- Nine total service aces were recorded by the Cougars.
- Luke Vozenilek led the way with 20 kills, and five aces.
- Trent Weber assisted on 34 kills in the sweep.
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Quick Recap:
- Vozenilek gave the Cougars their first points of the day with a kill set up by Weber.Â
- Six service aces would rally CUC to a dominant 25-11 set one win.
- Brian Perez and Virgilio Rodriguez would dink in a couple of kills for themselves in set two, and keep the offense firing.
- Matthew Lams would end the second big set win for CUC with a kill.
- In set three, Millikin started off hot and put some pressure on the Cougars.
- Concordia-Chicago trailed late 23-20 but thanks to Vozenilek and his four straight kills, they would take a 25-23 set three win.
Next Up:
- Concordia University Chicago will face off against Maranatha Baptist on Saturday, February 15th at 12:00 p.m.
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