The Lindenwood men's volleyball team ended the non-conference portion of its schedule on Friday night at Hyland Arena with a 3-0 win over Grand View. The Lions narrowly won by scores of 25-23, 25-23, and 29-27.

The match was close throughout, with 44 ties throughout the night. The Lions were able to win the big points late in sets though for the three-set sweep.

In the first set, Ryan Moore had back-to-back service aces to give the Lions a 24-22 lead, and it eventually won after getting a sideout on the Vikings' next serve. In the second set, the score was tied at 20-20 when the Lions scored two straight on a Karsten Staples' kill and a hitting error. The Lions then scored three straight sideouts, including a kill by Connor Hipelius on set point. In the final set, a determined Viking team shook off four match points before the Lions were finally able to finish the match on a Michael Chard service ace.

Statistics were fairly even, with Lindenwood having two more kills, three more service aces, eight more digs, and four more blocks. The Lions hit .372 for the match, while the Vikings hit .346.

Moore led Lindenwood with 16 kills and a .560 hitting percentage. He and Michael Chard both had team-high three service aces. Adam Brewster had team-highs of 36 assists and seven digs, and Ryan Vorderer also had seven digs. Hipelius finished with five blocks, which led the team. Jake Duckworth had 11 kills, and he, Moore, and Chard all finished with double-figure points.

Lindenwood improves to 2-4 on the season. The Lions begin MIVA play on Saturday, Jan. 30, at home against nationally-ranked Ohio State.