LEBANON, Ill. - McKendree University men's volleyball concludes their two-match road trip on Saturday, Feb. 19 in St. Charles, Mo. at 4 p.m. at Hyland Arena on the campus on Lindenwood University. 

The Bearcats enter the Lindenwood match 5-4 and 2-1 in Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association play after beating Quincy, for the 12th straight match, in straight sets on Wednesday night. 

Lindenwood enters Friday 2-5 and 0-2 in MIVA as they matchup with Lewis at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18. 

About McKendree 

Offensively, the Bearcats will be led by graduate student outside hitter Ethan Carroll (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) as he has recorded 102 kills on the season. Graduate student outside hitter Patrick Ross (Anthem, Ariz./Boulder Creek) is second with 97 kills. Four Bearcats have recorded seven serve aces as Ross, Carroll, freshman outside hitter Kevin Schuele (Aurora, Ill./Saint Francis) and redshirt setter Ryan Serrano (Phoenix, Ariz./Boulder Creek) are tied for the team lead.  

Defensively, the Bearcats will be led by senior libero Francisco Comas (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) as he has 64 digs on the season. Ross is second on the team with 51 digs and Serrano is third with 50 digs. The Bearcats are holding opponents to a .215 hitting percentage. 

About Lindenwood 

The Lions will be led by Diego Negron with 68 kills followed by Phil Swartz and A.J. Lewis as Lewis and Swartz have 51 kills apiece. Negron leads the Lions with eight serve aces while Lewis has six and Connor Sheehan has five. 

Defensively, the Lions are led by Kyle Deutschmann with his team-high 42 digs while Negron is second with 29 digs and Sheehan is third with 19 digs. Lions' opponents are hitting .299 on the season. 

Up Next 

The Bearcats return to action on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. as they take on the Ramblers of Loyola University Chicago at the Melvin Price Convocation Center.