The Lindenwood men's volleyball team (2-3) hit .493 in a sweep over the University of Charleston (1-6) on Sunday afternoon in Hyland Arena

MATCH OVERVIEW
The Lions raced out to a quick 9-3 lead in the opening set following a block by Owen Walsh, which forced a Charleston timeout. Walsh had three of the teams five blocks in the opening set. Lindenwood maintained a comfortable lead in the opening frame, hitting .423 and won the set 25-20. Ian Schuller paced the Lions with six kills in the first.

Lindenwood swung even better in the second set, hitting at a .682 clip. After being tied 3-3 early, the Lions took full control. The Black and Gold went up 15-8 after an Aidan Curcuru kill and didn't look back. The set was finished off with an ace from Schuller. Lindenwood won the set 25-14 and took a 2-0 lead.

In the third set, Lindenwood jumped out to a 10-5 advantage and grew the lead to 15-6 at the media timeout after a kill from Brendan Louthain. Louthain had five kills in the frame to give him 11 for the match. The Lions won the third set 25-12 and the match 3-0

MATCH LEADERS
Brendan Louthain (12 kills, .588 hit %, four digs)
Ian Schuller (11 kills, .476 hit %, three aces)
Zach Solomon (32 assists, three aces, four digs)

QUOTABLE 
"After a tough couple matches out in California last week, we got back to work in the practice gym," said head coach Joe Kosciw. "The guys were hungry for more and we got back to learning and a growth mindset in the practice environment. This was a great team win today since we worked hard in practice as a group and we executed well on the scouting report. Offensively it was great to see some guys gain confidence, and on the defensive side we were simple and got some great touches.  I'm proud of the way this group responded and executed, and look forward to getting back to work for another tough match next Saturday.."

UP NEXT
The Lions will host Maryville next Saturday, February 1 at 7:00 p.m. in Hyland Arena