QUINCY, IL – The Emmanuel Men's Volleyball team completed their play in the QU Invitational today with a game against host, Quincy University. The game was competitive from the start, with the Lions making key plays in each set, but the Hawks prevailed to win 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-16). With the loss, the Lions fall to 1-7 on the season.
 
 In the first set, the Hawks jumped out to an early 5-1 lead. The Lions responded well with kills by Oliwer Wrobel, Andrew Michael and Carlos Guerrero to cut the Hawks lead to 10-7. A 5-1 run by Quincy pushed the Hawks lead back up to 15-8 midway through the set. The Hawks would lead by as much as 7, 20-13 but the Lions would mount a comeback behind a kill by Thijs Van der Wal and attack errors by the Hawks, to make it 21-16. The Hawks would close out the set strong to take it, 25-18. 
 
The second set saw the Lions jump out to a 4-2 lead behind kills by Guerrero and Van der Wal and an ace by Ariq Casas. The Hawks would answer back to tie things at 6 and continue on an 8-0 run to take a 12-6 lead. Another scoring run would put the Hawks up 20-13 late in the set, but the Lions responded with a kill by Elek Cumming and an error by the Hawks to cut the lead to 20-15. The Hawks would close out the set with a kill to take it, 25-18. 
 
Quincy carried their momentum into the third set by starting it off with a 3-0 run. The Lions responded well with a run of their own to tie things at 7 on a kill by Andrew Michael. The Hawks responded with a 10-0 run to make it 17-10. The Lions would make a few key plays late in the set, but the Hawks would take the win, 25-16 and earn the 3-0 victory. 
 
Overall, the Lions had 25 kills, 3 aces, 6 blocks, 25 assists and 23 digs. 
 
 Thijs Van der Wal led the team with 7 kills while Carlos Guerrero added 6. Andrew Michael, Ariq Casas and Elek Cumming each recorded an ace, while Josh Staehler led the team with 7 digs. Greg Bodus had 3 blocks on the night, while Ariq Casas had 17 assists. 
 
Next up, the Lions will travel to Salisbury, NC to take on Catawba on Friday at 6PM. For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com.