QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University men's volleyball team looked to end their Alumni Weekend with an exclamation mark on Saturday night (Feb. 29), but the Hawks fell in three sets to Ball State 25-20, 25-18, and 25-20. 

1st Set
Quincy fell behind 2-0 in the early going, but came right back with a pair of points to work the early tie. Omari Wheeler and Adam Meyer each tallied kills for the Hawks. 

Ball State was able to gain the lead back 7-4, but a service error on the Cardinals made the score 7-5. 

Wheeler and Meyer later combined for a block of the BSU attack to cut QU's deficit to just one point, 8-7. 

The visiting Cardinals pulled slightly ahead when the score favored them 12-9, but QU quickly got back in it with back-to-back points. 

Despite cutting Ball State's lead to just one point several times in set one, the Hawks were unable to take the lead. 

QU fell in the first set 25-20. 

2nd Set
The Hawks asserted themselves at the start of the second set. Two Cardinal errors and a kill by Eddie Jakubauskas gave QU a 3-1 advantage. 

Ball State took the lead over the Hawks behind a 5-1 run. The score went to 6-4. 

Quincy quickly responded by tying the score at seven points apiece. Blake Sprecher snuck in a kill to bring the set to a tie. 

The visitors went back in front when another 5-1 run made the score 16-11. 

Down the stretch, Ball State pulled ahead and ended up taking set two 25-18.

3rd Set
Quincy got behind the eight ball coming out of the extended break before the third set. The Cardinals burst out on a 5-1 run to capture the early lead. 

The Hawks climbed back into it after a kill from Omari Wheeler brought the score to 9-8 BSU.

After the Hawks cut it to one point, Ball State went on a 4-1 streak to pull in front 16-12. QU called their first timeout of the set. 

Following Quincy's timeout, the Hawks battled back and tied the score at 17-17. Four errors on Ball State fueled Quincy's comeback. 

One point later, the home team captured the lead behind yet another error by the Cardinals. 

The end of the third set went back-and-forth as the Hawks fought to keep the game going. Quincy fell behind 22-20 and called their final timeout of the set. 

Ball State scored the final three points to complete the sweep, 25-20. 

Omari Wheeler had 11 kills while Noam Hannoun collected 10 digs. 

Next Game
The Hawks will be back in action on Thursday, March 5th in Pepsi Arena as they take on Culver-Stockton at 7 p.m.