Loyola Chicago 3, Ball State 1

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Short Box Score (Match)
Midwestern Intercollegiate VB Assoc
#15 Ball State vs #12 Loyola Chicago (Apr 05, 2007 at Chicago, Ill.)

Loyola Chicago def. Ball State 28-30,31-29,30-23,30-19

Ball State (14-10, 6-3 MIVA) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Meyer, Nick 16-1-2;
McCarthy, Matt 12-0-2; Sprague, Matt 7-2-0; Schmitz, Jeff 5-2-0;
Rumschik, Mark 5-0-4; Clarke, Ryan 4-1-5; Chamberlain, Todd 1-0-0;
Termion, Mark 0-1-0; Orr, Justin 0-0-1; Totals 50-7-8.0. (Assists) -
Schmitz, Jeff 39. (Dig leaders) - Peckler, Ian 14; Sprague, Matt 8

Loyola Chicago (21-6, 8-4 MIVA) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Anderson, Ian
18-1-5; Grunst, James 11-3-2; Berzins, Krisjanis 10-2-0; Lamoureux,
Nick 8-0-5; Guntli, Joe 5-0-0; Gustus, Nathan 5-2-3; Guntli, Brian
3-0-1; Baleiko, Matt 0-1-0; Totals 60-9-9.0. (Assists) - Guntli, Brian
46. (Dig leaders) - Guntli, Brian 13; Bailey, Zach 12

Site: Chicago, Ill. (Alumni Gym)
Date: Apr 05, 2007 Attend: 313 Time: 1:50
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CHICAGO, Ill. - - Despite winning the first game, the No. 15 Ball State men's volleyball team suffered a 1-3 (30-28, 29-31, 23-30, 19-30) setback at No. 12 Loyola's Alumni Gym Thursday.

With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 14-10 overall and 6-3 in Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association action. Loyola improves to 21-6 (8-4 MIVA) with the win.

Senior Nick Meyer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller H.S.) paced the Ball State offense with 16 kills on the night, moving into sixth place in school annals with 1,316 career kills.

Sophomore Matt McCarthy (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South H.S.) also smashed double-digit kills, logging 12, to go along with his team-high .364 (12-4-22) attack percentage.

BSU junior libero Ian Peckler (Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills H.S.) finished the contest with a match-high 14 digs.

As a team, Loyola out-hit the Cardinals .258 (60-26-132) to .157 (50-30-127), while holding a 41-to-40 lead in digs, a 9-to-8 edge in blocks and a 9-to-7 advantage in aces.

Ian Anderson paced the Ramblers' offense with a match-high 18 kills, while James Grunst added 11 and Krisjanis Berzins logged 10.

The Ball State men's volleyball team returns to action Saturday night, when it travels up I-69 to battle in-state rival No. 10 IPFW.