Eagle Offense Too Much for the Royals
Cammie Lewis
Box Score IRVINE, Calif. - The offensive firepower of Concordia's Men's Volleyball team was too much for Hope International University to handle, as the Eagles defeated the Royals in three sets.
As a team, Concordia hit .313 with only 10 errors on their way to the 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-17) win over HIU.
Senior
Ryan Anselmo led the Eagles in kills, racking up 12 on the night. He also added two services aces and a couple of block assists.
Jonathan Predney delivered another well-rounded game, putting up a stat line of 10 kills, three service aces, four block assist and eight digs.
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Josiah Bergt came up big for the Eagles with nine kills, two block assists and two digs.
In the first set, the Eagles were able to create some separation after a kill from Anselmo that put them up 14-10. With help from three CUI errors, the Royals came back with a 5-0 run to take the lead at 15-14. The two teams battled until the score was tied at 20. Concordia then won two straight points to grab the momentum and went on to win the set 25-22.
The second set was controlled by Concordia, as they never trailed. Concordia recorded a hitting percentage of .344 in the set with six different Eagles combining for 15 kills, as they went on to win 25-21.
The Eagles offense was even better in the third, improving their hitting percentage to .433 in the set. The score was tied at 10 when the Eagles exploded for an 8-0 run, forcing a Royal timeout. CUI continued its dominance and overcame the Royals to win the last set 25-17.
Concordia will play its fourth straight home game on Friday, Jan. 27
th against Cal Lutheran University. Follow live here: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cui/portal.htm?eventId=338461&streamType=video
