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Men's Volleyball Drops CCAC Conference Match to Viterbo in Straight Sets
Posted: Feb 21, 2021

Men's Volleyball Drops CCAC Conference Match to Viterbo in Straight Sets

Recap

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University men's volleyball team hosted Viterbo University on Sunday, Feb. 21 in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) match, falling to the V-Hawks in straight sets at the Athletic & Convocation Center in Arlington Heights, Ill.

In the first set, the Lakers pulled to within two points at 23-21 before falling 25-21 and were even with the V-Hawks at 14-14 in the second set, but Viterbo slowly pulled away to win 25-18 to take a 2-0 match lead. Roosevelt broke a 7-7 tie in the third set and built a 17-12 advantage only to have Viterbo tie the set at 21-21 and vault ahead at 23-21. The Lakers proceeded to fight off two match points before coming back to serve for match point themselves at 25-24, but the V-Hawks scored the next point and went on to win the set 28-26 to sweep the match.


GAME DETAILS

Score: Viterbo 25 25 28
Roosevelt 21 18 26

Records: Roosevelt 2-3, 1-3 (CCAC) // Viterbo 5-6, 3-5 (CCAC)

Location: Athletic & Convocation Center | Arlington Heights, Ill.


THE NUMBERS

  • Elijah Peppers (SR/Oak Park, Ill.) led the Lakers with 13 kills & had 4 digs
  • Anthony Galeana (SO/Wood Dale, Ill.) had a match-high 33 assists & 12 digs to go with 4 block assists
  • Zach Jarema (FR/Highland, Utah) tallied 8 kills & 4 block assists
  • Joseph Claffy (JR/New Lenox, Ill.) registered 5 block assists


NEWS & NOTES

  • Raymond Laguit (SR/Skokie, Ill.) ranks 9th in the NAIA in digs per set (3.36)
  • Anthony Galeana ranks 22nd in the NAIA in assists per set (8.29)
  • Conrad Para (SO/Chicago, Ill.) ranks 23rd in the NAIA in service aces per set (0.50)
  • Zach Jarema ranks 25th in the NAIA in blocks per set (0.93)
  • Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings


NEXT UP

The Lakers have a quick turnaround for their next match as they travel to Milwaukee on Monday, Feb. 22 to take on Cardinal Stritch University in another CCAC Conference match-up. First serve is scheduled for 7pm and fans can watch the match live here.