Box Score
St. Charles, Mo. – The start of a two-match road trip didn’t get off to the best of starts for the Cardinal Stritch University Wolves men’s volleyball team. Stritch fell in three games on the road against the Missouri Baptist University Spartans by scores of 30-26, 30-24, and 30-28.
During Friday night’s loss, the Wolves were led in kills by Vladimir Frenc (Belgrade, Serbia). Already the team leader in kills, with 75, Frenc pushed that total to 83 as the junior added nine during the match. Freshman Adam Cosson (West Allis, Wis.) logged seven kills on 23 attempts while senior Matt Tauaese added six.
Senior setter Garrett Payne (San Diego, Calif.) helped pace the offense by adding 29 assists while Chris Arquilla (Willow Springs, Ill.) had a team-high six digs on the day.
The Spartans’ winning efforts were led by Matt Mahoney (Florissant, Mo.) and Jon Roldan (Miami, Fla.). The pair combined for 22 kills with Mahoney accounting for 12 of them.
The loss drops the Wolves to 4-2 overall while the Spartans improve to 4-3 on the season. Stritch will take to the court again on Saturday as they head to St. Louis, Mo. to face the Lindenwood University Lions. The Wolves and Lions are set to hook up at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening.