Lakers Honor Senior Kayan Abdou in Pre-Match Ceremony; Drop Home Finale to Viterbo in Straight Sets

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University men's volleyball team closed out the home portion of its 2022 schedule with a straight set loss to Viterbo University (Wis.) on "Senior Night" on Friday, March 18 at the Goodman Center.  With the CCAC Conference loss, the Lakers fell to 0-12 in league play and 0-19 overall this season.

Prior to the match, the Lakers men's volleyball program honored Kayan Abdou, the team's lone senior playing in his last home match, in a ceremony to commemorate his Roosevelt career.

Following the ceremony in the opening set, the Lakers scored the first point on a Drake Schleihs kill, but the V-Hawks rattled off the next four points.  Roosevelt pulled to within 4-3 with Viterbo following with another run, scoring five straight points to lead 9-3.  The Lakers responded with three consecutive points to make it a 9-6 score, but once again, the V-Hawks took control and won the set 25-16.

The second set was all Viterbo, as the visitors jumped out to a 7-1 advantage and never looked back, cruising to a 25-13 set victory for a 2-0 match lead.

The third set was a competitive affair with the two teams trading the lead multiple times before being tied 10-10.  The V-Hawks scored the next three points and expanded their lead to as large as six points.  However, the Lakers cut the deficit to 21-19 on a Shawn McCarthy kill only to have Viterbo regain command, winning 25-19 to sweep the match.

MATCH DETAILS

Score:   Viterbo                 25           25           25
                Roosevelt            17           13           19

Records: Roosevelt 0-19, 0-12 (CCAC) | Viterbo 11-6, 5-4 (CCAC)

Location: Goodman Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Kayan Abdou posted a team-high seven kills to go with four digs
• Christopher Fermaintt had a team-high nine digs defensively
• Jack Rothwell dished out 15 assists
• Shawn McCarthy registered seven digs, three kills, & two blocks
• Drake Schleihs had five digs on the night

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers honored their lone senior, Kayan Abdou, in a pre-match ceremony
• RU is now 0-3 in the all-time series versus Viterbo
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers close out the 2022 season on Tuesday, March 22 when they travel to Lincoln, Ill. to square off against Lincoln College.  Match time is set for 7pm at the Lincoln Center.