The Lindenwood men's volleyball team dominated the second set against King University, 25-11, on Friday night in Bristol, Tenn., but the Lions dropped two of the next three sets to lose in five frames.

After falling 26-24 in the first set, the Lions controlled each of the next two frames to get the 2-1 lead. Lindenwood dropped the fourth set 25-21 before surrendering a lead in the deciding game to lose 16-14. Lindenwood recorded a sideout percentage of 68, while King finished the match at 59 percent. There were a combined 25 ties throughout the match, while the lead changed nine times.

The success before the downfall gives head coach Kris Dorn hope for someting better. "We simply cannot stop doing wht we know is working for us," Dorn said.

"We turned a corner last weekend and we need to refuse to look back at what we used to be."

Connor Hipelius led Lindenwood with 22.5 points. The sophomore had 13 kills while attacking at a .565 rate, while also being a part of 12 blocks. Blake Koppel led the team with 14 kills.

Nathan Van Dellen and Karsten Staples combined for 21 kills and 29.5 points. Van Dellen and Michael Chard each had six digs, while Hipelius and Staples combined for nine.

Adam Brewster dished out 47 assists on the night, while also tallying five digs and teamed up for four blocks. The sophomore also had two kills. The team combined for 15 blocks compared to King's seven. Ryan Vorderer led with 18 digs, the second-highest mark of his career.

"Tomorrow we need to unleash the full potency of our style of offense," Dorn continued.

The loss drops Lindenwood to 2-15 on the season. The Lions will continue its non-conference road trip tomorrow night when it plays Lees-McRae in Bristol, Tenn. for a 6 p.m. match time.