The Lindenwood men's volleyball team (3-7, 0-4 MIVA) fell in three sets to No. 8 Ball State (10-4, 3-1 MIVA) on Thursday night inside Hyland Arena

MATCH OVERVIEW
Ball State won the race to 10 and went up 10-6 early. The Cardinals continued to extend their lead, going up 13-7, which forced a Lindenwood timeout. Ball State took control of the set and didn't look back, winning 25-15.

The second set began as a back-and-forth one, with each team trading points. Brendan Louthain had a monster block, which put the Lions up 10-9. Ball State got some separation before the media timeout and held a 15-12 lead. The Cardinals continued to grow their lead in the set and won it 25-17.

Once again, the two teams traded points early, with Ball State going ahead 10-8. The Cardinals continued to lead heading into the media timeout, 15-12. After the break, Lindenwood went on a mini run and went ahead 20-18 after an ace from Carter Stenmark, which forced a Ball State timeout. The Cardinals settled down and grabbed the set 25-22, and the match 3-0.

MATCH LEADERS
Owen Walsh (seven kills, .500 hit %)
Charlie Podgorny (23 assist, two digs)
Brendan Louthain (15 kills, four digs)

UP NEXT
The Lions will host No. 15 Ohio State on Saturday in Hyland Arena. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m.