GAELS WINNING AGAIN

The Mount St. Joseph football team burst onto the scene with a season-opening victory over Archbishop Spalding, lost two straight, then rebounded with last weekend’s decisive win at Georgetown Prep in their MIAA A Conference opener.

Or, at least, the Gaels are winning once again.

After two weeks of subpar performances, the Gaels are on the upside of what has become a rollercoaster year after scoring a decisive, 40-3, victory at Georgetown Prep of Rockville in the their MIAA A Conference opener.

The victory avenged an overtime, 28-27, loss of a year ago; improved the Gaels to 2-2 overall, and 1-0 in the league; and dropped the Little Hoyas to 1-3, and, 1-1.

A year ago, the Gaels finished at 3-7, after losing three games by less than four points, and a fourth by a touchdown.

“It was a much-needed win to help us to bounce back from a really poor performance,” said Gaels’ coach Chip Armstrong, referring to a 15-14 loss to previously winless Landon of Bethesda a week earlier. “It was a workmanlike performance. A real solid effort, overall.”

Led by quarterback Chris Collins, the Gaels totaled 350 yards of offense. The Gaels led, 12-0,
after the first quarter, and, 26-3, at halftime.

Collins rushed for scores of 1, and, 3 yards to give the Gaels their initial lead by two TDs. Collins also was 8-for-11 passing for 151 yards and threw touchdowns from 22 and 30 yards to Dom Serio and Derek Cotton.

Nick Hutcherson returned a punt 66 yards for a score; Chris Costabile rushed for another; Chris Rowe booted two extra points; and Anthony Armstead caught a two-point conversion pass from Collins.

	Collins credited an undersized line of Jay Drenner (6-foot-3, 255 pounds), John Evans (6-2, 255), Tyrell Friedie (6-2, 200), Kirk Brooks (6-0, 220), Tom Conley (6-0, 200) and Jake Willertz (5-11, 190) for its blocking. “Our offensive line stepped up,” said Collins, a tough, fleet-footed 6-foot, 153-pounder. “We were playing well on defense, and we were clicking on both sides of the ball.” Shelton Hall-Bennett and Ty Richburg had interceptions. Among the Gaels’ “four or five sacks,” said Armstrong, were one-each by linebacker J.T. Ervin and defensive tackle Tyler Linton. Others playing well, defensively, were Brooks, Conley, defensive end Tim Lynch and strong safety Rob White.
(From left) Kirk Brooks, Tyrell Fridie and Jay Drenner were part of an offensive line that “stepped up” in Saturday’s MIAA A Conference-opening victory at Georgetown Prep, said quarterback Chris Collins. Coach Chip Armstrong (kneeling) called the win, “a workmanlike performance.”

“It was the opening game for us in the MIAA A Conference, and we wanted to perform well,” said
Collins. “Now, we’re 1-0 in the league, and we have some momentum.”

That was also the case, however, following the Gaels’ season-opening, 47-14 rout of Archbishop Spalding, a victory that ended a 14-game winning streak by the two-time defending MIAA B Conference champions.

Against Archbishop Spalding, Collins scored the Gaels’ first points on a 75-yard punt return, and, later, scored on rushing TDs from 1, 7 and 62 yards.

Over the next two weeks, however, the Gaels were inconsistent.

The Gaels lost, 21-12, to Thomas Johnson of Frederick County after having held a 12-7 halftime lead.

A week later, the Gaels fell to Landon, a team which, last weekend, was routed, 35-7, by MIAA A
Conference tri-champion McDonogh.

“We weren’t able to finish either of those teams off. We made too many mistakes. We kind of fell apart a little bit,” said Collins.

“During last week’s practice, we decided to begin all over again,” Collins said. “We said, ‘this is a new season for us.’ We figured out what was wrong, and we left those games behind us.”

Next up is a trip to Steubenville, Ohio, a team the Gaels lost to, 34-20, last season.

“They’re a pretty good team. A physical team,” said Collins. “It’s going to be a tough game because they take their football seriously.”

SAINTS SIMPLY STAGGERING

After being shut out by Gilman in its season-opener, St. Mary’s is off to a staggering start in against MIAA B Conference opponents.

The Saints lost their season opener, 36-0, at Gilman, last year’s MIAA A Conference tri-champion
with Loyola and McDonogh.

But since then, the Saints have won when it has counted.

In three straight victories over MIAA B Conference opponents, the Saints have averaged more than 52 points, six sacks and nearly two interceptions.

The Saints are 3-0 in the B Conference, having out-scored rivals, St. Vincent Pallotti, John Carroll and Boys’ Latin, by a combined, 158-14, with two shutouts.

Senior running back-defensive Dontra Peters has rushed for 625 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Junior quarterback Peter Athens, a transfer from Northern of Calvert County who is one of 10 children and who has also starred in wrestling and lacrosse, has thrown for 602 yards and seven TDs.

Sophomore receiver Mark Mcneil has 17 receptions for 378 yards and five TDs.

Senior placekicker Alex Nasser, a first-year high school football player who also competes on the
Saints’ MIAA B Conference soccer team, has missed only three of his 21 extra point attempts.

Defensively, senior defensive end Marlon Johnson (6-foot-3, 250 pounds) leads the team with
eight sacks, followed by defensive end JP Dalton (6-3, 195) with six.

Sophomore free safety Marcus Snipes has a team-high three interceptions.

“In the last two games, we’ve had over 400 yards of total offense,” said coach Mike Clay, who is in his third season with the Saints.

Clay credits offensive linemen Alex Carlson (Sr., 6-4, 225), Nathan Davis (Sr., 6-5, 230), Matt Mickler (Sr., 6-3, 275), Sam Duquette (Jr., 6-3, 245), Garrett Norris (Jr., 5-11, 225) and DJ Ratliff (Soph., 6-3, 305).

Clay had some mental rebuilding to do following the loss to Gilman, their fourh straight dating back to last season, when they finished at 6-4 overall.

“We dealt with the Gilman loss by regrouping. We knew we were a pretty good team,” Clay said.
“But we had a bye, and we were able to develop over the next two weeks before we hit the meat
of our schedule.”

The Saints will get a true barometer of their progress on Friday night at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium,
when they play host to MIAA A Conference opponent Georgetown Prep.

The visiting Little Hoyas edged Gilman earlier this year, 14-6.

“They’re a physical team,” Clay said. “We have to minimize the mistakes we had against Gilman if
we expect to compete.”

The following are team statistics that were submitted by Clay:

Week 1 – Lost – Gilman -36 STM – 0
Week 2– won – STM- 50 Pollotti- 0
Week 3– won – STM- 52 John Carroll- 0
Week 4– won STM- 56 Boys Latin – 14

Passing

Peter Athens- 33 completions 50 attempts – 602 yards – 7 TDS

Rushing

Player                       Year                       Stats

Dontra Peters           Senior        55 carries for 625 yards and 10 tds
Neil Lewnes              Junior        19 carries for 166 yards  and 3 tds
Peter Athens             Junior        14 carries for 114 yards – 1td
Justin Ely                Sophomore   7 carries for 33 yards 1 td
Dominique Spence   Freshman    3 carries for 28 yards 1 td
Charlie Buenamen     Junior        4 carries for 10 yards

Receiving

Mark Mcneil           Sophomore    17 rec. for 378 yards and 5tds
Trey Quinn                Junior         3 rec. for 70 yards
Danny Rogers            Senior        2 rec. for 61 yards and 1 td
Drew Stanford        Sophomore    1 Rec. 21 yards and 1td
Colin Donohue            Junior        1 Rec -26
Dontra Peters             Senior       5 rec. for 40 yards

X-pt kicks

Alex Nassar                 Senior        18 for 21

Defensive Stats
                   
JT. Gataue                   Senior       17 tackles 1 sack
Marlon Johnson            Senior       34 tackles – 8 sacks
Charlie Buenamen        Junior        9 tackle 1 sack 1 forced fumble
JP Dalton                     Senior       19 Tackles 6 sacks
John Anderson             Junior        24 tackles – 1 sack
EJ Haught                    Senior        29 Tackles
Jason Gonos                Junior         25 tackles 2 fumble recoveries 1 INT
Taylor Rosseau            Senior        17 tackles
Marcus Snipes           Sophomore   7 tackles 3 INT
Billy Schilling                Senior        19 Tackles 1 sack
Eric Wall                      Senior        7 Tackles 1 sack
Dontra Peters               Senior        8 tackles 2 fumble recoveries
Neil Lewnes                 Junior          5 tackles
Dominique Spence      Freshman      4 tackles
Ryland De Pol            Sophomore     6 tackles 1 INT
Basil Dawson                Junior          2 tackles

STILL ON TOP

Christian Barreiro scored both goals in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Loyola as Calvert Hall maintained first place in the MIAA A Conference.

byJoe DiBlasi

Playing on Loyola College’s field on Saturday morning as
the warm-up act to the UMBC-Loyola men’s game, Calvert Hall defeated Loyola
Blakefield 2-1, in a key MIAA A Conference game.

Combined with McDonogh’s
win over Curley later that morning, the Cardinals’ victory restored sole possession
of first place in the A Conference with a 7-1 leaguer record, and a mark of 8-4 overall.

On Tuesday against John Carrol, the Cardinals begin the second half of their season.

The Cardinals’ Christian
Barreiro opened the scoring late in the first half when he beat Loyola keeper
Tim Peitsch (5 saves) to the near post after turning the corner and dribbling
up the end line.

Leading 1-0 at half,
Calvert Hall tried to fend off sustained Loyola pressure at the start of the
second.

But the Dons received a penalty kick in the 55th minute when a
Calvert Hall defender and Loyola attacker were tangled up in the box.

David Butler scored from the spot to
equalize.

Just minutes later, however, Calvert
Hall got its own penalty kick after a hand ball in the Loyola area.

Barreiro scored, and the Calvert
Hall defense closed out the game.

The Cardinals won for the second straight time since last week’s 2-0 upset loss to Gilman (6-3-2 overall, 4-3-1 league).

 Loyola slipped to 6-2-2 overall, and, 4-2-2 in the league.

IVENTICHEV NEARLY TAKES THE BULL BY THE HORNS

Iventichev was right in the thick of a thrilling finish, as the top three runners all crossed in a three second span, with Iventichev placing second in 17:13, two seconds behind the winner, Summanth Kuppalli of Perry Hall.

Iventichev was the lone MIAA runner in the top 10. Loyola’s Joe Orsulak was next in, placing 12th in 17:56.  To find the next MIAA runner, you would have to drop all the way to 22nd place where Loyola’s Johnny McAuliffe finished in 18:12.

Archbishop Curley followed with two runners in the top 26 — Pat Hairfield (24th-18:17) and Tim Skarda (26th-18:18).

Loyola (130 points) placed fifth in the team competition, which was well behind the 52-point pace of champion Mount Hebron.  Curley and Friends were 8th and 9th, respectively.

In the Large Schools Division, Mount St. Joseph and John Carroll placed 14th and 20th, respectively. Steve Childres (33rd-18:23) was the top finisher for the Gaels, while Brad Viers (38th-18:30) led the Patriots.

Finally, in the Small Schools Division, Trevor Keen finished 9th and Zach Sullivan took 12th to lead Archbishop Spalding to a sixth place effort.  Gilman was also in the race and although the Greyhounds did not cross a runner until Aaron Jordan finished 21st, followed Ben Deford in 25th, they were able to finish one spot above the Cavaliers in the team standings.

Complete 2007 Bull Run Team and Individual Results:

Boys Elite Division

Boys Large School Division

Boys Small School Division

IT’S LOYOLA VS. MCDONOGH

The Dons routed Archbishop Curley, 42-0, on Saturday, as did McDonogh, Landon of Bethesda, 35-7, to set up an Oct. 6 rematch of last year’s overtime, Loyola victory and a clash of teams which shared last year’s MIAA A Conference crown with Gilman.

Following a scoreless first quarter, the defending MIAA A Conference champs erased all possible doubt, scoring 28 unanswered points in the second quarter and seven-each in the third and fourth on the way to a convincing 42-0 victory over MIAA B Conference power Archbishop Curley.

Terence Garvin rushed for touchdowns from 1 and 8 yards away; second-team All-Metro quarterback Leon Kinnard threw scoring passes of 27, 49 and 68 yards, respectively, to Tim Bolte, Brandon Floyd and Vince Snarski; Donovan Eaton rushed for a 15-yard TD; and Jeff Timmons was good on all six extra point kicks.

The victory impoved the Dons to 5-0 on the season, setting up next Saturday’s showdown at McDonogh, which shared last year’s MIAA A Conference title with the Dons and Gilman.

A year ago, Loyola and McDonogh battled through overtime before the Dons claimed a 34-28 victory.

 That game ended with Kinnard’s 8-yard scoring pass to Omari Mobley, as the then-sophomore
ended a day on which he rushed for TDs of 1 and 8 yards before some 2,000 fans.

On Saturday, McDonogh (2-2, 0-0) tuned up for the game by routing Landon of Bethesda, 35-7, ending a two-game losing streak during which the Eagles were out-scored by a combined 49-7 by Philadelphia-area teams William Penn Charter and Malvern Prep.

Loyola 42,  Archbishop Curley 0

         |    CURLEY    |   0   |   0   |   0   |   0   |    0  |
         |    LOYOLA    |   0   |  28   |   7   |   7   |   42  |

QTR     LEFT      TEAM                PLAY     ___                                  SCORE .
 2        9:05       LOY    Terence Garvin 1 run (Jeff Timmons kick)        7 –  0
 2        4:52       LOY    Vince Snarski 68 pass from Leon Kinnard
                                               (Timmons kick)                                  14 –  0
 2         3:29      LOY    Garvin 8 run (Timmons kick)                             21 –  0
 2         0:10      LOY    Brandon Floyd 49 pass from Kinnard
                                               (Timmons kick)                                  28 –  0
 3         0:06      LOY    Tim Bolte 27 pass from Kinnard (Timmons kick) 35 â??  0
 4         4:29       LOY   Donovan Eaton 15 run (Timmons kick)               42 –  0

Submitted by Robert Schlenger, Loyola Blakefield statistician

EAGLES ARE SOARING AGAIN

Minus star player, Chris Agorsor, McDonogh still won a rematch of last year’s MIAA A Conference title game, 2-1, over defending champ Archbishop Curley.

The Eagles (11-1-2 overall, 5-1 league) continue to play without star midfielder Chris Agorsor, who is out with a hip injury.

“This was a really big win for us, because with Chris out, we’ve been trying to re-group,” said McDonogh coach Steve Nichols.

 “This win, over an excellent Curley team, helps us to get within striking distance of first place,” said Nichols, whose Eagles trail leader Calvert Hall (8-4, 7-1) in the standings. “It’s important to finish high; the first and second seeds get a first round play-off bye”.
 
The Friars (12-2, 5-2) got a penalty kick from sophomore Bash Kamara 25 minutes into the second half, but the Eagles’ defense was up to the challenge, thanks to the play of defender Jake Levin and goal keeper Tommy Caso.

“We’ve been learning to play without our best player, and this was our best game so far without him,” said Levin.
 
“Ever since losing last year’ championship game to Curley, we’ve had this date circled on our calendars,” Levin added “They are really good, and both teams played very hard today. We were fortunate to come out on top.”

McDonogh was coming off of a tie against Loyola, and a 3-0 victory over a Gilman team that had just handed Calvert Hall its lone league loss, 1-0.
 
“After the tie at Loyola, we got a big win over Gilman, and they had just defeated Calvert Hall,” Nichols said. “Jake Levin has stepped up in Chris’ absence, and he provided great leadership today.”
 

EAGLES ‘PUNCH IT IN’ VS. LANDON

McDonogh receiver Gerrard Sheppard caught two touchdown passes, and teammate Andrew Hood rushed for two more in Saturday’s  35-6  rout.

With a talented offensive line, anchored by Notre Dame-bound Lane Clelland, the Eagles have had no problem moving the ball up and down the field.

Coach Dom Damico estimates that “about 28 points” were lost due to his Eagles failure to penetrate the goal line against William Penn, a game that had been scoreless until McDonogh yielded a fourth-quarter field goal in a previously scoreless contest.

Last week, when problems in the red zone surfaced, yet again, the Eagles were plagued by problems in the red zone.

But on Saturday against Landon of Bethesda, the Eagles were able to “punch it in” a number of times, said Clelland, whose team routed the visiting Bears (1-3) by 35-6 to improve to 2-2 on the year.

Andrew Hood scored a couple of touchdown runs, Bryan Ellis rushed for another, and receiver
Gerrard Sheppard caught his third and fourth scoring passes of the year from Rudy Johnson to help the Eagles tune up for next week’s clash with MIAA A Conference rival Loyola (5-0), a team that defeated the Eagles, 34-28, in overtime last season.

“Today, we were able to punch it in just about every time,” said Clelland, whose line mates were Doug Schenk, Tyler Goldberg, Sam Greenberg and Eric Oros.

Sheppard caught scoring passes of 35 and 50 yards from sophomore quarterback Rudy Johnson.

“It feels good. We needed this coming off of the last two games,” said Sheppard, a first-year high
school player. “This time in the red zone, we kept our composure and focused on what we needed
to get done.”

Defensively, Gabe Macis, Brian Hess and Matt Hart all had interceptions for the Eagles.

THIRD TIME COULD BE THE CHARM FOR GILMAN VOLLEYBALL

After two straight dominating seasons have ended in heartbreak at the MIAA A Conference Championship Match, the Gilman volleyball team is making another strong run at the elusive title.

	by Alejandro Danois The Gilman volleyball program has compiled an impressive record of 35-4 over the past two seasons. They appeared in the MIAA A Conference championship game in both 2005 and 2006 and, once again, appear to be strong contenders for this yearâ??s title. Head coach Neil Gabbey, who has coached at Gilman since the programâ??s inception five years ago, has heard the annoying whispers from those who call the Greyhounds perennial bridesmaids. He finds it absurd for someone to assert that his team, which finished 17-1 and reached the league championship two years in a row, is anything but a qualified success. â??In 2005, we overachieved and last year we were the odds on favorite but Mount St. Joe played better than we did in the title game and we wound up losing our second straight championship,â? said Gabbey. â??If we consistently come up one game short and people say we canâ??t win the big one, thatâ??s fine. I absolutely love my kids, our program and the relationships we have.â? The Greyhounds graduated three starters, but brought up four players from the perennially strong junior varsity team. Early into this season, the team has raced out to a 7-0 overall record without surrendering a game, including a 3-0 sweep of rival Loyola, last night. â??Iâ??m expecting our team to play at a certain level this year, no matter who our competition is, because of the talent and experience we have all over the court,â? said Gabbey. Opposing coaches will be hard pressed to locate a glaring weakness in this yearâ??s team. The Greyhounds are deep at outside hitter, middle blocking and back line defense.
Because Gilman head coach Neil Gabbey has so many other weapons, opponents can no longer exclusively game plan around senior All-MIAA performer Idy Iglehart (above), who is considered the league’s top middle hitter.  (Photo by John Strohsacker, CharmCityPhotos.com)

â??One of our strengths is our serve/receive, weâ??re off to a great start and our goal is to finally win a championship,â? said Kevin Niparko, a senior captain. â??We have so many options. Every rotation, we have three guys who are great hitters with power and our passing is always there in the back row. The enthusiasm that coach Gabbey brings to practice every day has incited a love for the game in us that wasnâ??t even imaginable four years ago when we entered high school.â?

Senior Jeff Irwin, a 6-foot-3, third year varsity player, quickly answered the teamâ??s lone question of who would assume the role of setter. Irwin, who started as a sophomore at middle hitter and last year hit opposite, is leading the team in assists.

â??This year I told Jeff that I had turn him into the setter because he was already hitting opposite and weâ??re still going to run a 6-2,â? said Gabbey. â??Heâ??s played varsity basketball since he was a sophomore and heâ??s got great hands. I told him, â??Youâ??ve got the best hands and I know you can pick it upâ?? and Jeff turned himself into a setter this summer.â?

Niparko and Ed Wiese are also returning for their third year on the Greyhound varsity.

Niparko, a 6-foot-2 senior, played middle back last year and anchored the teamâ??s serve/receive. He also played a little in the front row at middle and opposite and started as a sophomore strictly in the back row. Niparko leads the team in receive percentage, converting 97% of receives that are settable.

â??Kevin really responded to the challenge of wanting to play all the way around this year,â? said Gabbey. â??Heâ??s one of the best defensive players in the league and leads us in serve/receive, digs and anchors the back line.â?

The team is known for their defensive calls during the game, with the middle back barking out the strategic adjustments. Niparko has increased his vertical jump since last year and, in addition to his strong back line play, is adept in the front row, middle blocking at the net.

â??Kevinâ??s improved his offense so heâ??s a weapon in the front row and not just there playing defense,â? said Gabbey.

Wiese is starting at outside hitter for the second year in a row. The senior, who averages two kills per game, possesses excellent leaping ability and teams with junior Asher Kaplan, who works as outside hitter #2.

â??Ed is one of the most dominant outside hitters Iâ??ve ever seen,â? said Niparko. â??He has a phenomenal serve, is a great passer and his athleticism stands out.â?

â??Eddie and Asher are both only 5-foot-11, but youâ??d never know it when weâ??re running things and theyâ??re hitting outside,â? said Gabbey. â??We get a lot of offense from them. Ed has ridiculous hops to go along with beautiful footwork and timing with the ball.â?

Idy Iglehart, a 6-foot-4 senior, regarded as the leagueâ??s top middle hitter, was an All-Conference selection last year. He currently leads the squad in roof blocks, which are straight blocks for points.

â??Idy is a great blocker who can throw the ball down,â? said Niparko. â??Heâ??s dangerous in the middle.â?
    
In addition to the senior leadership, experience and talent, thereâ??s a junior laden front line â??Bâ? team that stands 6-foot-3 and better.

â??Every single day in practice, the kids who are our subs **** themselves to win points and games and they do beat our starters quite often,â? said Gabbey. â??I keep smiling because we can put a second team out there that can beat our first team. And our first team might be the best team in the league this year.â?

Last year, teams were able to game plan around the Greyhounds propensity to go to Iglehart in the middle. Theyâ??d try to take advantage during rotations when Iglehart was out of the game or in the back row.

â??This year, we really donâ??t have that situation because both outside hitters are equally strong and experienced and both middle hitters are no slouch,â? said Gabbey. â??Weâ??re getting our timing down so teams canâ??t camp out on Idy. Weâ??re moving him around, moving him to opposite, running slides, mixing it up by bringing our outside hitter in and running our middles outside.â?

Against Calvert Hall earlier this season, Iglehart had 9 kills while Wiese chipped in 12. Iglehart consistently screamed for the ball, drawing double teams from the Cardinals defense, freeing up Weise from the outside.

If Gilman can ultimately win the championship that has eluded them over the past two years, the dream will indeed have a happy ending.

Gilman’s 2007 roster is 14 men deep and practices are spirited, with the second unit frequently challenging and even beating the first group.  This competitive environment has carried over into the matches, as the Greyhounds go hard after every point.  Above, Ryan Motevalli-Oliner lays out in an attempt to dig a ball in a match with Calvert Hall.  (Photo by John Strohsacker, CharmCityPhotos.com)

HOCKEL RUNS FOR 156 AS SPALDING WINS TITLE REMATCH

Strong ground game and tough defense continue to be a winning formula for the Cavaliers.

Junior Evan Hockel led the visitors with 156 yards rushed and touchdown runs of 18 and 70 yards.  Nick Kuhl caught a 36-yard scoring pass from Kevin Moran.

Mitch Meredith was good on two extra point kicks as the Cavaliers rose to 3-1 overall, and 3-0 in the B Conference. Cardinal Gibbons slipped to 0-5 overall and  0-3 in the B Conference..

Defenensively, Nick Shackelford had 12 tackles and a sack for the Cavaliers; Terrell Johnson had 11 tackles and two sacks; Jimmy Thomas had 11 tackles and a sack; and Ryan Clark had nine tackles.

In addition, Mike Brandenburg and Jordan Cohill each had interceptions.

Archbishop Spalding 20, Cardinal Gibbons 7
AS – 7 – 7 – 0 – 6 – 20
CG – 0 – 7 – 0 – 0 – 7

1st
AS-Kuhl 36 pass from Moran (Meredith kick)

2nd
AS-Hockel 70 run (Meredith kick)
CG-Gould 20 pass from Thompson (Geho kick)

4th
AS-Hockel 18 run (kick failed)

GILMAN GAMES LOYOLA

The Greyhounds won a battle of unbeaten MIAA A Conference volleyball teams in straight games, 3-0.

Gilman’s volleyball team ran its record to seven win without a loss on Friday, winning a battle of unbeaten teams, 25-13, 25-19, 25-15, over visiting Loyola in MIAA A Conference volleyball action.

Greyhounds Coach Neil Gabbey called it ” a great team
effort, with solid contributions from everyone in every position,” adding, “I’m proud of the way they played, and we were able to get by a
talented Loyola team that played without one of their top players.”

The Dons’ Trevor
Dauses was out with an ankle injury.

“We had three players with nine,eight and seven kills,” said Gabbey. “They all played well.”