Herman Reaches 1,000 Points at Augustana

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – In their second weekend match, the CUW men's volleyball fell to the Vikings of Augustana College in three sets.

The initial set was a closely contested battle, with CUW holding a 10-9 advantage after a service ace from junior Logan Kebisek (Brookfield, Wis.).

But the Vikings would jump to a 20-13 advantage as the set continued.

However, the Falcons displayed resilience, narrowing the deficit to three points as senior Andy Ellingham (Burlington, Wis.) had two service aces and a kill to bring the score to 22-19.

Despite the effort, Augustana secured the first set with a score of 25-22.

The opening points of the second frame saw another close contest, as Concordia trailed by one after a kill by senior Spencer Herman (Kimberly, Wis.) on a setup from Logan Kebisek.

Eventually, CUW would knot the score at 13 apiece, as sophomore Will Wood (Savage, Minn.) contributed a service ace.

A few points later, the Blue and White took their first lead of the set, 16-15, after an error from Augustana. However, the Vikings orchestrated a comeback, igniting a 5-0 run to clinch the set, 25-21.

In the third set, the Vikings jumped to an early five-point advantage. Later in the set, Augustana extended their lead to double-digits, eventually taking the third set 25-13.

In the effort, Spencer Herman became the first CUW men's volleyball player to reach the 1,000-point milestone, leading the Falcons with seven kills.

Behind Herman was junior Lucas Beres (Germantown, Wis.), and sophomore Will Wood who both added four kills.

Lucas Beres had three blocks on the defensive end, while sophomore Tate Miller (Anthem, Ariz.) also had two blocks. Also, on the defensive side, sophomore Parker Pearson (Keller, Texas) had five digs.

Meanwhile, Logan Kebisek had a game-high 18 assists.

The Falcons will head east to take on Marymount (Va.) on Friday, January 26th, at 6:30 p.m.