ST. LOUIS, Mo. -  The Quincy University men's volleyball team dropped its match to Missouri Baptist on Wednesday (Jan. 23).  The Hawks lost 3-1 (16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 16-25) to the Spartans.  

Play by Play

1st Set

QU fell behind early in the opening set, trailing 6-4 through the first 10 points of the set.  

With QU trailing 10-8, Missouri Baptist scored five straight points to take a 15-8 lead.  The Hawks committed a pair of service errors during the 5-0 run.  

The Hawks struggled on offense in the first set, hitting -.133.  QU committed six attack errors on 15 total attacks.  

Missouri Baptist used its early lead to secure a 25-16 first set win.  

2nd Set

The Spartans and Hawks traded points throughout the early portion of set two.  Missouri Baptist held an 8-7 lead before the Spartans took control of the second set.  

The Spartans scored eight of the next 12 points to grab a 16-11 lead over QU.  

Quincy responded with a run of their own.  A 4-0 run cut the Spartans lead to 16-15.  Kills by Jacob Sheets and Stevie Bresser led the Hawks on their comeback. 

The Spartans remained composed and used a 4-1 run to take a 20-16 lead late in the second set. 

Trailing 22-17, the Hawks cut the lead to one following a 4-0 run.  

Missouri Baptist scored the set's final three points to win the set 25-21 and take a 2-0 lead in the match. 

3rd Set

The Hawks would be forced to win the third set to extend the match to a fourth set.  

QU fell behind early, trailing 7-5.  

The Hawks scored the set's next four points behind a pair of kills by Omari Wheeler.  

QU extended its lead to 17-13 late in the third set.  

Missouri Baptist seemed determined to sweep the Hawks, scoring the next five points to take a 18-17 lead in the third set.  

The Hawks trailed 22-19 and were on the verge of a sweep.  

Quincy scored six straight points to take the third set 25-22.  The Hawks took advantage of three Spartan attack errors during the final run.  

4th Set

Quincy looked to send the match to a decisive fifth set.  

Tied at 4-4, the Hawks and Spartans traded points until the score read 14-13 in favor of Missouri Baptist.  

A 5-1 run gave Missouri Baptist a strong 19-14 lead.  

The Hawks were unable to respond and dropped the fourth set 25-16.  

Missouri Baptist tallied 14 kills in the fourth set to give the Spartans a 3-1 lead. 

Stat Leaders

Omari Wheeler: 14 Kills
Adam Rogan: 28 Assists

Next up for QU

The Hawks host Benedictine University on Saturday (Jan. 26). 

QU's Record 

2-2