Men's Volleyball Falls To 11th-Ranked Saint Xavier
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Roosevelt University men's volleyball team battled 11th-ranked Saint Xavier in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play, with the Cougars upending the Lakers in three sets inside the RU ACC on Tuesday, March 23.
The scores were deceiving, as the gritty Lakers were in each set until SXU used red-hot hitting and big rallies to break away.
GAME DETAILS
Score: Saint Xavier 25 25 25
Roosevelt 12 17 18
Records: Roosevelt 3-11, 1-9 CCAC // Saint Xavier 20-2, 11-0 CCAC
Location: RU ACC | Arlington Heights, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
- Conrad Para (SO/Chicago, Ill.) led the Lakers with 10 kills and seven digs
- Brian Yoo (FR/Morton Grove, Ill.) added eight kills and a team-best .429 hitting percentage
- Anthony Galeana (SO/Wood Dale, Ill.) dished out 24 assists
- Zachary Jarema had a pair of blocks
NEWS & NOTES
- Saint Xavier hit a blistering .459, registering 42 kills and only eight total errors in the match
- Roosevelt could not keep pace on the attack with a clip of .118
- Tuesday was the final collegiate meeting between Shawn McCarthy (SO/Oak Forest, Ill.) and his older brother, Saint Xavier's Justin McCarthy
NEXT UP
The Lakers host St. Ambrose this Saturday, March 27 at 3:00 p.m. inside the RU ACC in Roosevelt's regular season finale. No spectators are allowed, but fans can watch the match live on the Lakers Sports Network.