Robbie Maida
Kevin Krows/Millikin University
3
Winner Ill. Wesleyan IWU 7-12,2-7 CCIW
0
Millikin MIL-U 0-17,0-7 CCIW
Winner
Ill. Wesleyan IWU
7-12,2-7 CCIW
3
Final
0
Millikin MIL-U
0-17,0-7 CCIW
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Ill. Wesleyan IWU 25 25 25 (3)
Millikin MIL-U 21 21 22 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | | Morgan Vogels

Men's Volleyball Felled in CCIW Contest against Illinois Wesleyan

The Big Blue men's volleyball team matched up with the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan University at the Griswold Center in Decatur, Ill. on Saturday, March 19. Millikin fell in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin competition in three sets (21-25, 21-25, 22-25).

Millikin notched five aces in the contest and six blocks. The Big Blue also matched the Titans in digs with 35 apiece. In the second set, the Big Blue tallied a hitting percentage of 0.333.

Chelan Beavers led the Big Blue in kills with seven. Cristobal Gonzalez and Connor Fosselius each added five. Robbie Maida tallied the top number of service aces with three and 19 assists. Jonathan Minnick picked up four blocks, and Jensen Mast led MU in digs with 13. 

Illinois Wesleyan was led at the net by Michael Eastman with 15 kills and Luke Hartke with 10. 

The Big Blue hung tough with the Titans in the first set with a kill by Gonzalez, keeping the Big Blue deficit to one at 18-19. After a Titan attacking error, Millikin was within one again at 21-22. However, IWU rattled off three straight points to take the set one victory. 

Millikin mounted a late rally in the second set, but a Big Blue service error ended the set at 21-25 in favor of the Titans. 

The beginning of set three was dominated by the Big Blue block. Within the first nine points of the set, MU tallied four blocks and a 7-2 lead. Wesleyan rallied to tie the set at 10 apiece, then never looked back.

Millikin will be back in action at the Griswold Center on Wednesday, March 23 when the Duhawks of Loras College travel to Decatur for a CCIW matchup.
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