The Lindenwood men's volleyball team (3-2, 0-2 MIVA) suffered a 3-0 defeat to McKendree (3-0, 2-0 MIVA) on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lions fell in the first set, 25-23.
• Lindenwood tallied 10 kills to McKendree's 12 in the opening set.
• The Bearcats led 24-21 late in the first set, before the Lions scored two-straight points, however they were unable to complete the comeback.
• The second set saw both teams finish with an equal amount of kills (9), however the Lions had five more errors than the Bearcats.
• The second set went to McKendree, 25-19.
• Both teams improved their kill totals to 13 in the final set, which the Bearcats secured, 25-18.
• Lindenwood finished with 44.0 points and 32 kills in the match.
• As a team they notched 11 blocks, 31 assists, and 36 digs.

BOX SCORE LEADERS

• A.J. Lewis had a team-high 14 kills. Phil Swartz added eight, and Diego Negron had four.
• Jeremy Kirch had the lone service ace of the night.
• Cal Werths totaled eight blocks to lead the team. Lewis had four, and Alex Pappas added three.
• Connor Sheehan notched a game-high 29 assists. Brian Schwob tallied two assists.
• Negron finished with a team-best nine digs. Swartz had seven digs, and Kyle Deutschmann recorded four.

SCORES BY SET

• 1st | McKendree 25, Lindenwood 23
• 2nd | McKendree 25, Lindenwood 19
• 3rd | McKendree 25, Lindenwood 18

RECORD NOTES

• Werths' eight blocks set a new career-high. He also finished with a personal-high seven assisted blocks.

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UP NEXT
The Lions travel to face No. 13 Loyola Chicago in Chicago, Ill. next Friday and Saturday. Both matches have 5:00 p.m. start times.