kelso
Denny Sinnock
1
QU QU 3-10 (1-6) MIVA
3
Winner McKendree MCK 6-11 (2-4) MIVA
QU QU
3-10 (1-6) MIVA
1
Final
3
McKendree MCK
6-11 (2-4) MIVA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
QU QU 23 20 31 23 (1)
McKendree MCK 25 25 29 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Brendan Bittner

Bearcats Defeat Hawks in Four Sets

QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University men's volleyball team won a dramatic third set to stay alive against McKendree, but the Bearcats finished the match in four sets, defeating the Hawks, 25-23, 25-20, 29-31, 25-23, on Sunday (Feb. 19) afternoon in Lebanon, Ill.
 
The Hawks (3-10, 1-6 MIVA) and Bearcats (6-11, 2-4 MIVA) played a tight first set as Quincy held a 22-21 lead late. McKendree scored the next three points to get to set point before sophomore David Siebum (St. Louis, Mo./Vianney) cut it to 24-23. QU service error ended the set in McKendree's favor.
 
McKendree never trailed in the second set, taking a 10-4 lead at the outset before winning, 25-20.
 
Set 3 saw 15 lead changes and 10 tie scores in what was the longest set of the Hawks' season thus far. The Hawks fought off five separate match points, including at 29-28 as QU started a three-point rally to get the win. Junior Thane Fanfulik (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby) put down a kill followed by two straight from Siebum to extend the match to a fourth set.
 
In Set 4, the score was tied 16 times, but the Hawks could never get the lead late. A kill by senior Jarrod Kelso (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Darby) fought off a match point to make it 24-23, but Brendan Schmidt's kill ended the match.
 
The Bearcats out-hit the Hawks, 282 to .174, and had a 15-5 edge in blocks. Siebum led the Hawks with 14 kills (.025) while Kelso added an efficient 13 kills (.474). Fanfulik neared a triple-double with 13 assists, 11 digs and seven kills. Sophomore Adam Rogan (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North) had 31 assists.
 
Nolan Rueter led the Bearcats with 16 kills while Schmidt scored 11 kills and hit .562.
 
The Hawks will return to MIVA action on Friday (Feb. 24) at 7 p.m. when they welcome Fort Wayne to Pepsi Arena.
 
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