River Forest, Ill. – Back at home for the first time since last week's sweep over WLC, the Cougars fell to University of California Santa Cruz 3-0.
Inside the Box
- Tyler Holubek (New Lenox, Ill.) led the Cougars both offensively and defensively with eight kills and six digs.
- Virgilio Rodriguez (Cicero, Ill.) grabbed eight assists while Holubek grabbed seven.
- Seven different Cougars recorded kills on the day.
The Banana Slugs took the first three points of the set before back to back kills from Holubek and Rodgriguez created a one point difference. As UCSC continued to push on in the first set, the Cougars were forced to take a timeout to regroup. Fresh out of the timeout the Cougars were able to tack on a few more kills before falling 25-14.
The Cougars were able to jump out to a two point lead after a block from
David Vales (Oak Forest, Ill.) and
Ricardo Ruiz (Lynwood, Ill.) was followed by a Holubek kill. Going point for point with the Banana Slugs for the early half of the second set, a large run set them behind. Falling behind five points, the Cougars were forced to take another timeout to regroup. The Cougars fell in the second set 25-15.
After the Banana Slugs dominated the third set, the Cougars closed the match 3-0. They'll be back in action tomorrow as they host Aurora University and California Lutheran at 3 and 7:00 pm. Be sure to wear yellow in support of pediatric cancer awareness as the program continues to fundraise for Go4theGoal.
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