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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – It was a tough go for the Warner University men’s volleyball team last weekend at the Lindenwood Invitational as the Royals (3-5, 0-4 MAMVIC East) lost all five matches over the weekend. The Royals were defeated 3-1 (23-30, 19-30, 30-25, 30-32) by #8 Clarke College (Iowa), 3-0 (17-30, 18, 30, 24-30) by #3 Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) and 3-0 (26-30, 29-31, 23-30) by #9 Graceland University (Iowa) during Friday’s (Jan. 29) action. Saturday (Jan. 30) proved no better as the Royals were defeated 3-1 (24-30, 30-15, 28-30, 25-30) by Clarke and 3-0 (29-31, 18-30, 21-30) by Cardinal Stritch to close out their play at the Invitational.
Nick Brutus led the Royals offensive attack, totaling 40 kills during the two-day event. Brutus posted his best offensive game in the Friday nightcap against Graceland, posting 13 kills in the match. Robert Schramm followed with 35 total kills for the weekend.
Adrian Kibsey facilitated the Royals attack totaling 179 assists, with an Invitational high 43 assists versus Graceland.
Defensively, Michael Balestri led the team with 15 total digs and Brutus followed with 14 digs. Schramm totaled 18 blocks for the weekend, highlighted by a seven block match (three solo blocks and four block assists) against Cardinal Stritch in Friday’s match.
The Royals take a break from regular season action to host their Warner Exhibition Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 21.