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[Men's Volleyball] Saint Xavier Men�s Volleyball Lands Four All-MAMVIC Honorees

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:45:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Saint Xavier University freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) earned second team recognition on the 2013 Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) East Division All-Conference Team to highlight four SXU players honored when the teams were announced over the weekend. The Cougars had three players claim all-conference spots on the honorable mention team in junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest), sophomore setter Dan French (Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame H.S.) and sophomore middle blocker Sean Blackwood (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central).

[Men's Volleyball] SXU Men�s Volleyball Falls to Lourdes in Tourney; Ends Season

Rob Huizenga — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) led the way with 11 kills, but it was not enough as the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team ended its 2013 campaign in the first round of the Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) East Division Tournament Friday morning at the Lillian & Larry Goodman Center in Chicago. The No. 5 seeded Cougars fell to No. 4 seed Lourdes University (Ohio) in opening round action Friday dropping the match in three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-16 and 25-23. With the loss, SXU is eliminated from the tournament and ends its season with a 6-21 overall record.

[Men's Volleyball] Blackwood, Kull Lead SXU Men's Volleyball in Loss to Hannibal-LaGrange

Rob Huizenga — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:45:00 -0600

Hannibal, Mo. – Sophomore middle blocker Sean Blackwood (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) and freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) combined for 24 kills and five total blocks (one solo), but the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team fell in its regular season finale to Hannibal-LaGrange University (Mo.) Thursday night in Hannibal, Mo. The Cougars dropped the match in four sets winning the opening set, 26-24, but losing the next three, 25-21, 25-20 and 25-17. Blackwood led the attack with 14 kills, while Kull finished the match with 10 kills to go along with two service aces and four total blocks (one solo). With the non-conference loss, SXU falls to 6-20 overall to complete its regular season slate.

[Men's Volleyball] Siska Strong; Saint Xavier Falls in Four Sets to D�Youville College

Rob Huizenga — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Despite double-digit efforts of 12 kills and 12 digs from junior right side Jacob Siska (Hometown, Ill./Oak Lawn Community), the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team fell to D'Youville College (N.Y.) on "Senior and Parents Night" in non-conference action Tuesday in its regular season home finale at the Shannon Center in Chicago. SXU fell in four sets to the visiting Spartans by the scores of 24-26, 21-25, 25-14 and 22-25. Freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) also had a nice night for the Cougars with nine kills to go along with a match-best three service aces.

[Men's Volleyball] Siska Sets Record; SXU Men�s Volleyball Downs MSOE in Five Sets

Rob Huizenga — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:00:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Led by a school record-setting night from junior right side Jacob Siska (Hometown, Ill./Oak Lawn Community) with eight service aces, the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball squad defeated Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) in a thrilling, five-set, non-conference match Wednesday night at the Shannon Center in Chicago. SXU defeated the visiting Raiders by scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 22-25 and 15-11. Freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) posted a game-high 17 kills on the evening to lead the offensive attack for the Cougars. As a unit, the Cougars were solid offensively posting a team attack percentage of .288 (58 kills, 24 errors) for the match.

[Men's Volleyball] SXU Men's Volleyball Drops Pair of MAMVIC Weekend Road Matches

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0600

Adrian, Mich. – Freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) posted a combined 17 kills, five service aces and five total blocks (two solos), but the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team still dropped its two Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) road matches this weekend. The Cougars fell to Lourdes College (Ohio) in three sets (25-21, 25-18 and 25-10) Friday evening in Holland, Ohio. SXU then headed to Adrian, Mich., for a Saturday match against Siena Heights University (Mich.), which went five sets with scores of 25-18, 25-20, 13-25, 18-25 and 9-15. With the two conference losses, the Cougars fall to 5-18 on the season and 3-9 in MAMVIC play.

[Men's Volleyball] SXU Men�s Volleyball Falls to No. 5 Warner University in Three Sets

Rob Huizenga — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:35:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) tallied eight kills, but it was not enough against No. 5 ranked Warner University (Fla.) Thursday night at the Shannon Center in Chicago in non-conference action. SXU fell in three sets to the visiting Royals by the scores of 25-18, 25-17 and 25-20. The Cougars also got a nice outing from sophomore setter Dan French (Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame), who recorded 20 assists on the evening.

[Men's Volleyball] SXU Men�s Volleyball Drops Weekend Matches to Missouri Valley

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0600

Marshall, Mo. – Junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) racked up 18 total kills and three service aces, but the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team dropped a pair of non-conference matches to Missouri Valley College (Mo.) Saturday afternoon in Marshall, Mo. The Cougars (5-13 overall) dropped the first match in four sets 25-23, 13-25, 10-25 and 17-25 and then fell in the second match by scores of 21-25, 11-25, 25-21 and 23-25. Sophomore setter Dan French (Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame) also had a solid performance for SXU in the two road matches combining for 34 assists, seven kills, four service aces, four total blocks (one solo) and 15 digs.

[Men's Volleyball] Cousin Shines; SXU Men�s Volleyball Sweeps Field at RMU Tri-Match

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:30:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) led the way with 26 combined kills as the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team rolled to a pair of victories this weekend at the Robert Morris University Tri-Match at Attack Athletics in Chicago. The Cougars (5-13 overall) took the first match against Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) rival and host Robert Morris in just three sets by scores of 25-17, 25-18 and 25-23. SXU then went toe-to-toe with No. 6 ranked Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) in non-conference action and came away with a five-set win 14-25, 25-20, 25-18, 21-25 and 15-13. The Cougars had their offense clicking over the two matches racking up 85 total kills to just 26 attacking errors. The victory was the third straight for SXU.

[Men's Volleyball] Saint Xavier Men�s Volleyball Downs Johnson & Wales in Five Sets

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:10:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) led the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team with 16 kills en route to a five-set victory (25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-27 and 15-7) over Johnson & Wales University (Colo.) in Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) crossover action Monday night at the Shannon Center in Chicago. Sophomore setter Dan French (Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame) recorded a career-high 45 assists to go along with a pair of service aces, five digs and three total blocks (one solo) for the Cougars. SXU also got double-digit kills from junior middle blocker J.T. O'Connell (Evergreen Park, Ill./Brother Rice) with a career-high 15 and freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) with 14.

[Men's Volleyball] Cousin Sharp; SXU Men�s Volleyball Falls in Four to Lourdes

Rob Huizenga — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:00:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) tied his career high with 18 kills and a team-best eight digs, but it was not enough to lead the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team past Lourdes University (Ohio) in Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) East Division action Thursday night at the Shannon Center in Chicago. Lourdes took the first set, 25-16, but SXU bounced right back with a 25-21 win. However, the Gray Wolves got the momentum back taking the next two sets 25-19 and 25-18 to claim the match. The Cougars had problems with attacking and serving errors throughout the match racking up 32 errors on the attack and nine on serves.

[Men's Volleyball] SXU Men's Volleyball Drops Two at Carthage Triangular

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:30:00 -0600

Kenosha, Wis. – Despite a combined 19 kills and 16 digs by junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest), the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team dropped both its non-conference matches at the Carthage College (Wis.) Triangular Saturday in Kenosha, Wis. In the morning match, the Cougars fell to host Carthage in three sets 25-18, 25-22, 25-16. The afternoon match against Lindenwood University (Mo.) also lasted just three sets with scores of 25-16, 25-21, 25-21. SXU struggled offensively racking up a combined 39 attacking errors over the two matches.

[Men's Volleyball] SXU Men�s Volleyball Falls in Heartbreaker to No. 5 St. Ambrose

Rob Huizenga — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:00:00 -0600

Davenport, Iowa – Behind team-highs of 11 kills and 13 digs by junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest), the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team went down to the wire with No. 5 ranked Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) Wednesday evening in Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) East Division action at Lee Lohman Arena in Davenport, Iowa. The match went all five sets with the Fighting Bees winning the first one, 25-14, and the Cougars bouncing back in the second for a 26-24 victory. SAU won the third set, 25-17, but SXU came right back to take the fourth, 29-27. Unfortunately for the Cougars, Saint Ambrose was able to pull away for the 15-8 win in the deciding fifth set.

[Men's Volleyball] Cousin, Kull Tough; SXU Men�s Volleyball Falls to Clarke

Rob Huizenga — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:35:00 -0600

CHICAGO – Junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) and freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) each posted double-digit kill totals, but it was not enough as the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team fell to Clarke University (Iowa) in three sets (19-25, 17-25, 23-25) in Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) East Division play Monday night at the Shannon Center in Chicago. Cousin led the Cougars with 13 kills, while Kull posted 12 kills and had a team-high attack percentage of .647. With the loss, SXU falls to 2-9 overall and 2-5 in conference play, while the Crusaders improve to 6-5 on the year and 4-1 in the MAMVIC.

[Men's Volleyball] Saint Xavier Men's Volleyball Splits Weekend Matches

Rob Huizenga — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:15:00 -0600

Palos Heights, Ill. – Key performances by junior outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) and freshman middle blocker Sam Kull (Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South) helped the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team split its two matches this weekend in Palos Heights, Ill. On Friday night, the Cougars dropped a tough match-up with Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) East Division foe Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) in three sets 26-24, 25-19, 25-22. SAU was ranked No. 5 in the latest NAIA Men's Volleyball National Top 10 Poll. SXU bounced back in a big way Saturday taking down Siena Heights University (Mich.) in four sets (18-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-20) for a MAMVIC East Division victory. Cousin and Kull each totaled 21 kills for the Cougars on the weekend.