CHICAGO – Sophomore right side Evan Muys (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) set a new school record with 23 kills in a single match, but the No. 5 seeded Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team ended its season with a hard-fought loss to No. 4 seed Lourdes University (Ohio) in first round action of the 2012 Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) East Division Tournament Friday at the Shannon Center in Chicago.  The Cougars fell in five sets by scores of 25-22, 26-28, 27-25, 19-25 and 12-15.  The previous mark was 22 kills set last season on March 23, 2011, by junior Aaron Porter (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) against Robert Morris University (Ill.).  Following Friday's tournament action, Porter was named to the 2012 MAMVIC East Division First Team, while Muys and sophomore outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) were named honorable mention selections.     

Below is the information and schedule of events for the 2012 Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (CCAC) East Division Tournament.  The tournament will take place on Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, at the Shannon Center in Chicago.  The seven-team tournament is a single-elimination format with teams seeded No. 1 to 7 and six matches scheduled with the first one beginning at 10 a.m. (central) on Friday, March 30.  Below is the list of teams participating and the seeds as well as a tournament schedule.  Fans interested in watching the matches LIVE on their computers can click the "WATCH LIVE" links below next to each match to go to our LiveStream video streaming page. 

CHICAGO – Junior outside hitter Aaron Porter (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) and sophomore outside hitter Justin Cousin (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) combined for 28 kills, but the Saint Xavier University men's volleyball team fell to NCAA Division II Lindenwood University (Mo.) Friday night at the Shannon Center in Chicago.  The Cougars (7-16 overall) got off to a good start winning the first set 25-23, but failed to sustain the momentum dropping the next three 22-25, 18-25 and 14-25.  The Lions used a consistent offensive attack to earn the victory hitting .300 or better in every set and finishing with an attack percentage of .388 on the match.