DE PERE, WIS. – The Concordia University Chicago men's volleyball team took the trip up north to take on the St. Norbert Green Knights, picking up the 3-0 victory.


INSIDE THE BOX

• Jackson Stella (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) led the offense with 15 kills.
• Sean Beckman (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) held up like a brick wall with four blocks while adding in kills.
• Elijah Mosher (Clayton, Ohio) tallied 41 assists across the three sets.

SET ONE
After falling behind early in set one, a kill from Stella would open the doors for the Cougars. Back-to-back kills from Leon Gudzovski (Des Plaines, Ill.) and David Vales (Oak Forest, Ill.) would even things up at three apiece. A block from Beckman and Marcin Hoffman (Inverness, Ill.) would bring the Cougars within one after falling behind yet again.

 


Exchanging the lead for a few times for the early half of the set, a late 4-0 run for the Cougars would put them comfortably ahead heading into the final few points.

 


A closing swing from Beckman would win the set 25-21 and keep momentum with the Cougars.

 


SET TWO
The Green Knights would once again strike first and jump to a 1-0 lead before a kill from Hoffman would event things up. The two teams would again exchange points and keep things a tight match until a 4-0 run from the Green Knights would put them ahead by two. With the majority of the set a two point match, a 4-0 run from the Green Knights, with the Cougars at match point, would extend the game past 25. A 3-0 run from the Cougars would secure the set two win with kills from Hoffman and Gudzovski and blocks from Mosher and Gudzovski.

 


SET THREE
After falling complacent in set two, the Cougars came out battling in set three. The Green Knights continued to battle, but a kill from Gudzovski would spark the 3-0 run for the Cougars.

 


A service error from the Green Knights would keep momentum with the Cougars and play a factor in the 5-0 run the Cougars would go on to propel well ahead of the Green Knights.

 


With the sweep in their range of view, the Cougars would secure the victory off a block from Vales and Beckman to close the set 25-17.

 


This win closed the door on a five game loss streak for the Cougars and turned the page heading into the final five conference games. The Cougars will stay on the road into next week as they travel to Milwaukee, Wis. to take on Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors. Opening serve is set for 7:00pm and coverage can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.