Men's Volleyball Loses to Judson in CCAC Conference Action

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University men's volleyball team faced tough travel conditions in a winter snowstorm and then squared off against a tough opponent in Judson University, falling in straight sets on Thursday, February 17 at the Lindner Fitness Center.  The Lakers are now 0-9 on the year and 0-3 in CCAC Conference play.

The Lakers competed early on in the opening set, leading 2-1 after a Kayan Abdou kill and trailing by a single point at 6-5 moments later.  Judson then scored eight consecutive points to take control and went on to win the first set 25-10.

The second set looked promising in the beginning for Roosevelt as the visitors jumped out to a 4-1 advantage.  However, the Eagles once again put together a run, this time scoring nine straight points to go ahead 10-4.  Judson continued to dominate the stanza, winning 25-13 to take a 2-0 match lead.

Judson built a 5-1 margin to start off the third set and never looked back, leading by as many as 16 points and winning 24-10 to sweep the match.

MATCH DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            10           13           10
                Judson                  25           25           25

Records: Roosevelt 0-9, 0-3 (CCAC) | Judson 16-2, 6-0 (CCAC)

Location: Lindner Fitness Center | Elgin, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Terrance Young Jr. tallied five kills
• Kayan Abdou registered four kills & four digs
• Shawn McCarthy had four kills
• Tony Galeana dished out 15 assists & had three digs
• Jack Rothwell had four digs defensively
• Judson posted an impressive .643 attacking percentage in the third set

NEWS & NOTES

• RU is now 1-2 in the all-time series versus Judson
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue CCAC Conference action on Monday, February 21 when they host Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.).  Match time is set for 7pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.