Conference News

2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12

January 29, 2010

Loyola Roughs Up #15 Red Flash In Straight Sets

Loyola Roughs Up #15 Red Flash In Straight Sets

CHICAGO, Ill. (Jan. 29, 2010) - The #15 Red Flash men's volleyball team had a five-match winning streak snapped on Friday, as it fell to the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 3-0 (26-30, 21-30, 21-30) in straight sets.

The loss drops the Red Flash to 6-2 overall, with an 0-1 record in EIVA Tait play and an 1-2 record in road matches in 2010. The Ramblers improve to 5-0 in 2010 and a 6-0 record all-time against Saint Francis.

The high-powered attack of the Ramblers was too much for the frontcourt of the Red Flash, who recorded just three total blocks in three sets. The Ramblers, in comparison, recorded 11 blocks, including a match-high of four by Mike Hutz.

"We took a shellacking, plain and simple," said head coach Mike Rumbaugh. "They let it all hang out and didn't worry about making mistakes, and that made us tentative."
"When we got tentative, we started making mistakes and that hurt us."

The first set was the most competitive for the Red Flash, as they battled back and forth with the Ramblers for the lead for most of the game. Jordan Varee (Conneautville, Pa./Conneaut Valley) recorded a set-high eight kills in the first game, giving his team a 6-5 lead at one point and punctuating their largest lead of the set with a kill to make the score 10-7.

Loyola would return fire, though, eventually taking a 14-13 lead on a Matt Adler/Domenic Dewaele block and adding a Mike Morice service ace afterwards. The Flash would tie it at 16 but would never again see the lead as the Ramblers went on a 4-0 run to make it 20-16. Varee would add four more kills, but it would not be enough as Loyola took set one 30-26 on a Kris Berzins kill.

The second set also began with an encouraging Red Flash start, with Saint Francis building a 4-2 lead on a Varee service ace. They would extend that lead to as many points as three, going up 7-4 on another Varee kill. From there, though, the Ramblers took control. They would tie the score at 10-10 on a Morice/Berzins block and go on to outscore the Red Flash 20-11 the rest of the way out for the 30-21 win.

Now oozing with confidence, the Ramblers dropped the other shoe in the third set, opening on a dominant 10-3 run. The lead would be as high as ten, and the Red Flash never got closer than 11-5 as the Ramblers rolled to another 30-21 win.

Saint Francis was led in kills by Varee, who had a match-high 18 to go along with a .333 hitting percentage and seven digs, which tied for a team-high with Seth Katich (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel). Varee also had two aces. Nick Rivett (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) would also reach double figures in kills with 13. Ryan Williams (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour) had 44 assists.



Home \| Releases \| Match Calendar \| Standings \| Statistics \| Members \| Tournament \| Awards \| Links
Conference News 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 \| 2009-10 \| 2010-11 \| 2011-12 January 29, 2010 Loyola Roughs Up #15 Red Flash In Straight Sets Loyola Roughs Up #15 Red Flash In Straight Sets CHICAGO, Ill. (Jan. 29, 2010) - The #15 Red Flash men's volleyball team had a five-match winning streak snapped on Friday, as it fell to the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 3-0 (26-30, 21-30, 21-30) in straight sets. The loss drops the Red Flash to 6-2 overall, with an 0-1 record in EIVA Tait play and an 1-2 record in road matches in 2010. The Ramblers improve to 5-0 in 2010 and a 6-0 record all-time against Saint Francis. The high-powered attack of the Ramblers was too much for the frontcourt of the Red Flash, who recorded just three total blocks in three sets. The Ramblers, in comparison, recorded 11 blocks, including a match-high of four by Mike Hutz. "We took a shellacking, plain and simple," said head coach Mike Rumbaugh. "They let it all hang out and didn't worry about making mistakes, and that made us tentative." "When we got tentative, we started making mistakes and that hurt us." The first set was the most competitive for the Red Flash, as they battled back and forth with the Ramblers for the lead for most of the game. Jordan Varee (Conneautville, Pa./Conneaut Valley) recorded a set-high eight kills in the first game, giving his team a 6-5 lead at one point and punctuating their largest lead of the set with a kill to make the score 10-7. Loyola would return fire, though, eventually taking a 14-13 lead on a Matt Adler/Domenic Dewaele block and adding a Mike Morice service ace afterwards. The Flash would tie it at 16 but would never again see the lead as the Ramblers went on a 4-0 run to make it 20-16. Varee would add four more kills, but it would not be enough as Loyola took set one 30-26 on a Kris Berzins kill. The second set also began with an encouraging Red Flash start, with Saint Francis building a 4-2 lead on a Varee service ace. They would extend that lead to as many points as three, going up 7-4 on another Varee kill. From there, though, the Ramblers took control. They would tie the score at 10-10 on a Morice/Berzins block and go on to outscore the Red Flash 20-11 the rest of the way out for the 30-21 win. Now oozing with confidence, the Ramblers dropped the other shoe in the third set, opening on a dominant 10-3 run. The lead would be as high as ten, and the Red Flash never got closer than 11-5 as the Ramblers rolled to another 30-21 win. Saint Francis was led in kills by Varee, who had a match-high 18 to go along with a .333 hitting percentage and seven digs, which tied for a team-high with Seth Katich (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel). Varee also had two aces. Nick Rivett (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) would also reach double figures in kills with 13. Ryan Williams (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour) had 44 assists.