The Lindenwood men's volleyball team (10-12, 7-7 MIVA) sent its seniors out with a victory in the final home game of the regular season with a 3-1 win over McKendree (6-15, 1-13 MIVA) on Saturday from Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
 
GAME OVERVIEW
The Lions and Bearcats went back-and-forth early, as neither team put up consecutive points until the Lions took a 13-11 lead.  McKendree built a 22-20 advantage, but the Lions battled to prolong the first set.  The Bearcats ended the set with a 33-31 marathon advantage to claim set one.
 
Lindenwood fell behind early in the second set, as the Bearcats went up 7-3.  McKendree maintained its distance, and collected a 15-10 lead.  But, the Lions roared back to tie the set at 20-20 before taking the second set in a 25-23 victory.  The third set stayed consistent with the prior frames, as the two teams were tied at 16-16.  With short-lived momentum swings, the Lions eventually claimed the third set by a margin of 25-22.
 
The Lions earned the first point of the fourth set, and held on to the lead for the entirety of the frame.  Lindenwood capped off the night with a 25-21 victory, moving the win total to 10 on the season.
 
GAME LEADERS
Ian Schuller (17 KILL, 55.6%, 3 BLK, 20 PTS)
Clay Wieter (10 KILL, 26.9%, 2 BLK, 16.5 PTS, 5 ACE)
Rodney Wallace (9 KILL, 53.3%, 2 BLK, 1 ACE)
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will head to Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, April 15 to take on Ohio State in the first round of the MIVA Tournament.