Lakers Begin CCAC Conference Men's Volleyball Season With Loss to Lincoln

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University men's volleyball team opened up the 2022 CCAC Conference season with a straight set loss to Lincoln College on Tuesday, February 8 at the Goodman Center.  The Lakers are now 0-1 to begin conference play and 0-3 overall in the young season.

The Lakers held a 5-4 lead early in the opening set, but the Lynx then raced out to an 18-9 lead.  However, the Lakers came back with seven straight points to close the deficit to 18-16, but that would be as close as RU would get, dropping the set 25-20.

Roosevelt scored the first point of the second set and led 4-3 early on, but Lincoln scored the next four points to go ahead 7-4.  The Lynx continued to build on their lead and went on to win 25-15 to take a 2-0 match lead.

The Lakers seemed to find a rhythm in the third set, overcoming a 5-2 deficit early on with a 10-2 run to take a 12-7 advantage.  The Lynx then slowly chipped away at the Lakers lead and tied the set up at 19-19.  Lincoln continued to shift the momentum, taking the stanza 25-21 and sweep the match.

MATCH DETAILS

Score:   Lincoln                  25           25           25
                Roosevelt            20           15           21

Records: Roosevelt 0-2, 0-0 (CCAC) | Lincoln 0-4, 0-0 (CCAC)

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Shawn McCarthy tallied seven kills & six digs
• Drake Schleihs had six kills & four digs
• Kayan Abdou registered five kills, six digs, & three blocks
• Tony Galeana dished out 17 assists to go with five digs

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers now lead the all-time series 2-1 versus the Lynx
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers will compete in the Judson University Invite on Friday, February 11, taking on Goshen College (Ind.) at 1:30pm and Rockford University at 6:30pm at the Lindner Fitness Center in Elgin, Ill.