The Lindenwood men's volleyball team fell to Park (Mo.) for the second time this year Saturday evening. The Lions dug a deep hole early and never found their way back, losing 30-26, 31-29, 28-30, 30-27.
Taylor Morrill netted a team-high 11 kills, and Rick Hess and Jack Mitchell both finished with nine apiece. Mike Larson recorded 27 assists and Carson Grissinger had 18. Raphael Mattos posted two aces. Mike Emerick had 15 digs and Grissinger added 11. Hess had a team-best eight blocks and Matt Schmack tallied seven.
On Friday, Lindenwood avoided disaster, defeating Graceland in five sets after jumping out to a two games to none lead. Rallying in the fifth game, the Lions won 30-21, 30-26, 28-30, 26-30, 15-4.
Mike Warren paced the Lions with 15 kills and Morrill added 14.
Tim Huizinga chipped in with 11. Larson tallied 53 assists and Mattos contributed with a team-high three aces. Emerick logged 25 digs and
JM Plummer had 10. Hess recorded a team-best 11 blocks, Warren had eight, and Schmack finished with seven.
Lindenwood (6-6, 3-2) will travel to Missouri Baptist on Tuesday.