The Dordt Defender men's volleyball team won its' ninth match of the season with a convincing 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-15) over Viterbo in Lacrosse, Wisconsin on Tuesday, March 4 in non-conference play.

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Dordt took a 5-1 lead immediately in set one with Cade Schmidt recording three kills and he was in on a block with Lance Vermeer. Dordt maintained the lead up to 15-10 when an attack error by the hosts extended the difference to 16-10 and the difference was 17-12 before Dordt scored six in a row with a couple aces by Lukas Van Groningen highlighting the streak on the way to a 25-16 win.

Set two had Dordt in front from the start and a three-point Dordt run late pushed it from 15-12 to 18-12. The VHawks got to within 18-14 but a Dordt 4-0 run effectively put the set out of reach with Van Groningen again recording two ace serves.  Dordt trailed briefly at 7-5 but Dordt answered with a 4-0 run on two kills by Guzman and a pair of Viterbo attack errors. A 7-0 run after Viterbo had tied it at 12-12 put Dordt up 19-12 with Lance
Vermeer finishing the run with a kill and a 6-1 Dordt run to close the set made the final 25-15.

It was Dordt's second win over Viterbo this season and improved Dordt to 9-6 this season and Dordt will play two on the road this weekend against Park and Ottawa.

COACH CHAD HANSON SAID
"This road trip to Viterbo during our spring break had a hurried feel to it with the desire to play the afternoon match and return home ahead of a major blizzard that is projected to intersect our route. Our guys played a really clean and efficient match in which we worked on a few layers of offense to develop our system better. Beating Viterbo twice in one season has been a challenge for us in previous years, and I'm really relieved that we played well in both matches and got the wins."

THE NUMBERS
Dordt | 32 kills | .368 kill efficiency | 7 aces | 5 blocks | 24 digs
Viterbo | 22 kills | .000 kill efficiency | 2 aces | 1 block | 21 digs

Dordt Leaders
Andres Guzman | 10 kills | 6 digs
Cade Schmidt | 8 kills
Lukas Van Groningen | 29 assists | 4 aces
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