Lopes top Bearcats, 3-1

Friday, March 10

Lebanon, IL

6 p.m.

Grand Canyon

11-8 (7-4)MIVA

McKendree

7-13 (2-5)MIVA

GCU

McKendree

3/10/2017 10:57:00 PM | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Jake Hernandez

LEBANON, Ill. – The Grand Canyon men's volleyball team topped McKendree 3-1 on Friday evening by the scores of 17-25, 25-23, 25-22 and 27-22. The Lopes improve to 11-8 on the season and 7-4 in MIVA play.

Three Lopes had double-digit kills in Cullen Mosher (14), Shalev Saada (10) and Matthew Kinnebrew (10) as the Lopes totaled 44 kills on the Friday. Mosher lead the court with the most kills while also adding an ace to his resume. Ashton King led the Lopes with five blocks, followed by Michael Milstein (4) and Saada (2). Milstein added 40 assists on the evening.

McKendree got off to a quick 1-0 match after taking the first set 25-17 but Grand Canyon was able to respond with three-straight set points to take the match 3-1. In the fourth set, the two teams went back and forth before the Lopes scored four of the next five points to take the deciding point in the fourth set.

GCU will have a quick turnaround for match two against McKendree on Saturday, March 11 at 6 p.m. MST. The Lopes will look for their third consecutive victory before returning home for the next four games.