V-Hawks Fall in season Opener

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Viterbo Men's Volleyball team fell in their season opener on Thursday evening 0-3 (25-18, 25-15, 25-21). The V-Hawks now sit at 0-1 while the Mustangs are now 1-0.

Logan Amdur opened the match for the V-Hawks with two assists for Ethan Davis and Styrk Myhre. Midway through set one Jack Peroz and Riley Connors come out successful with a block, before Connors makes the kill. Amdur setting up Davis again would set up for the final two V-Hawk kills of the set.

Viterbo down a set would look to Connors to get down to work with the first kill of the set, followed by a kill by Peroz. To keep the Mustangs from claiming set two, Davis and Myhre would claim a block.

Davis attacking early in the third would take a set by Garren Wilming, putting VU on the board. The V-Hawks keeping the match close would find Amdur sneaking a kill before Peroz would drive home a kill. Noah Diedrich serving up his first service ace of the season would get the V-Hawks over 15 with Myhre and Wilming blocking for one of the final points of the match.

Davis led the V-Hawks with seven kills, while Amdur set up 20 assists and Dugan took 11 digs. Guglielmo Illotti led the Mustangs with 12 kills.

The V-Hawks return to action Wednesday January 29^th for their home opener against Clarke.