St. Charles, Mo. – Sophomore outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) combined for 30 kills over four matches to lead the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team at the Lindenwood University Invitational over the weekend in St. Charles, Mo.  The Cougars (4-7 overall) lost their first three matches to No. 4 Graceland University (Iowa), No. 8 Missouri Valley College (Mo.) and No. 2 Park University (Mo.), respectively, before defeating Hannibal-LaGrange University (Mo.) on the event's final day.  All four matches were non-conference affairs, but the four opponents were all members of the West Division of the Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC).  

CHICAGO – Led by 16 kills from sophomore outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest), the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team stunned No. 8 ranked Clarke University (Iowa) in Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) play Thursday night at the Shannon Center in Chicago.  The Cougars (2-3 overall/2-3 MAMVIC) took the match in four sets by scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-22 and 25-22.  It was the second straight victory for SXU after beating Robert Morris University (Ill.) in four sets Monday evening. 

Sylvania, Ohio – Junior outside hitter Aaron Porter (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) and sophomore right side hitter Evan Muys (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) combined for 23 of the 38 total kills for Saint Xavier University, but it was not enough as Lourdes University (Ohio) took a Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) match in four sets Friday night in Sylvania, Ohio.  Muys finished with 12 kills and a team-best eight digs, while Porter tallied 11 kills to go along with a pair of service aces.  The scores for Friday's match were 19-25, 26-24, 17-25 and 19-25.  With the loss, the Cougars fall to 0-3 overall on the young season and 0-3 in the MAMVIC standings.