Men's Volleyball Drops CCAC Conference Match to St. Ambrose

DAVENPORT, Iowa – The Roosevelt University men's volleyball team dropped a CCAC Conference match in straight sets to St. Ambrose University on Tuesday, March 1 at Lee Lohman Arena.  After the loss, the Lakers remain winless with a 0-6 conference mark and 0-12 overall record this season.

The Lakers scored the first point of the match and the two teams were tied 2-2 before the Fighting Bees took the lead for good, winning the opening set 25-19.

In the second set, St. Ambrose jumped out to a 5-1 advantage, but Roosevelt came back with a 7-1 run to take an 8-6 lead.  However, the Fighting Bees scored the next five points to go ahead 11-8 and continue their momentum for a 25-16 set win and 2-0 match lead.

Roosevelt led 4-2 early in the third set behind two kills from Axel Garcia and a kill by Shawn McCarthy, but the home team rallied once again to tie things up at 5-5 and then scored seven straight points to take a commanding 12-5 lead.  The Lakers pulled to within four points at 21-17, but the Fighting Bees closed out the set with a 25-20 win to sweep the match.

MATCH DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            19           16           20
                St. Ambrose       25           25           25

Records: Roosevelt 0-12, 0-6 (CCAC) | St. Ambrose 4-9, 3-4 (CCAC)

Location: Lee Lohman Arena | Davenport, Iowa

KEY STATS

• Kayan Abdou registered a team-high 10 kills & six digs
• Shawn McCarthy had eight kills & four blocks
• Axel Garcia posted four kills & three blocks
• Tony Galeana dished out 19 assists

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 0-3 in the all-time series versus the Fighting Bees
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers have a quick turnaround as they host Trinity Christian College on Wednesday, March 2 in a CCAC Conference match.  Start time is scheduled for 7pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.