No. 2 Cougars Sweep Past No. 15 Tigers

CHICAGO – The No. 15 Georgetown College men's volleyball team (2-5) fell to No. 2 St. Xavier (7-2) in the Shannon Center on Friday night.

The Cougars defeated the Tigers in three sets, 25-16, 25-17, 25-13.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Georgetown started out poorly, falling into a 7-0 hole, which proved a difficult task to overcome. After burning one timeout, the Tigers strung together consecutive points just twice in the opener. The first was a 3-0 run to pull within eight. Late in the set came the other when a 4-0 run made things 23-16. The damage had been done as the Cougars claimed the first, 25-16.

Five of the first six points went to St. Xavier in the second, setting the tone for the rest of the evening. Georgetown pulled within two points on three different occasions but ultimately ended up falling, 25-17 in the second.

The Tigers took their first lead of the night off a service error, then a Michal Bak kill to start the third. The lead was quickly dismantled, though, as the hosts rattled off a 7-1 run to open an 8-3 lead. Georgetown cut it to an 8-6 game, but the offensive force of the Cougars took over and in the end ran away with the third, 25-13.

THE TEAM
Georgetown hit .069 as a squad, with St. X earning a .403 mark. The Tigers had 25 kills and 25 assists. Georgetown collected four service aces and 23 digs.  

THE PLAYERS
* Jose Acuna Yepes produced a team-high six kills with one service ace.
* Kristjan Unt had five kills while adding two digs and a block assist.
* Adam Szewinski also had five kills to go with three block assists and two digs.

UP NEXT
The Tigers have one more road match against (RV) Oakland City (5-2) on Saturday, February 21, before playing their first match in Davis-Reid Alumni Gym.

First serve with the Mighty Oaks is set for 5:00 p.m. in the Johnson Center.