Viterbo wins twice at home tournament

By Thomas Robson (SR/Middleton, Wis.), Athletics Communication Intern

LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Viterbo Men's Volleyball team (8-9) took the court at R.W. Beggs Sr. Gymnasium Saturday afternoon to face conference opponent Roosevelt University (2-7) and Dordt University (5-8). The V-Hawks won in straight sets in their first match, 25-11, 25-18, 25-13. The V-Hawks then went on to defeat the defenders in four sets, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 27-25.

Match 1 – Viterbo 3, Roosevelt 0

The V-Hawks came ready to play Saturday. They started the day off with a 25-11 win in set one vs. Roosevelt. The V-Hawks hit a .267 clip while keeping Roosevelt to a -.217 hitting percentage. Aggressive serving throughout the game allowed for Viterbo to make a couple big runs.

Set two was close through the halfway point, but a kill by Jacob Nonn (JR/Cross Plains, Wis.) along with an ace gave the V-Hawks a five-point lead late in the second set. Viterbo continued their heavy offense with kills from Brett Thompson (SR/West Salem, Wis.) and Dane Kerkman (SO/Racine, Wis.) to end the set 25-18.

Viterbo opened the third set with a 7-2 run behind aggressive serving from Jacob Nonn and Thomas Robson. The V-Hawks dominate offense combined with Roosevelt errors allowed for Viterbo to control set three. Joe Todd (SO/Wauwatosa, Wis.) went on a late service run to extend the V-Hawk lead to 11. Derek Myers (FR/Brookwood, Wis.) recorded his first career ace and Juan Banda (SO/Dexter, NM) had a kill to give Viterbo a 25-13 win.

VU Leaders: Brett Thompson 9 kills, Andrew Lepage (JR/Cross Plains, Wis.) 18 assists, Joe Todd 3 service aces, Jacob Nonn 5 digs.

Match 2 – Viterbo 3, Dordt 1

Viterbo played a close four set match vs. Dordt University. Set one was a battle, but a couple defensive stops allowed for the V-Hawks to take the first set 25-21.

Set two was another close set with Dordt edging out the V-Hawks 22-25. Dordt capitalized on a couple V-Hawk errors to extend their lead and take the set 22-25.

Viterbo bounced back in the third set holding the defenders to a -.036 hitting percentage. The V-Hawk offense continued to be explosive with 13 kills and a .273 hitting percentage.

Set four ended with a 27-25 victory for the V-Hawks. Viterbo managed to pick up a few more defensive plays, which allowed their offense to keep dominating.

VU Leaders: Brett Thompson 22 kills & 2 service aces, Andrew Lepage 43 assists, Thomas Robson 20 digs.

The Viterbo Men's Volleyball Team will be on the road next week on Tuesday, traveling to Watertown, Wisconsin to face Maranatha Baptist (1-9). First serve is scheduled for 7 pm. Follow the action on our website or by following us on social media.