Pride avoid sweep but fall in four to No. 12 Grand View

DUBUQUE, Iowa - A quick return home to the Kehl Center to host the defending NAIA Champions, the Clarke University men's volleyball team fell by a 3-1 final score to Grand View University on Tuesday night.

Taking a set off of the Vikings at home for the second-straight year, the Pride fell down 2-0 after the first two sets of 25-20 and 25-15 before running away with a third set victory 25-19, GVU earned the fourth set win by the same score on the reverse side of the floor to close out the match.

Clarke hit for an over .300 in two of the fours sets, Grand View started the match with a .571 hitting percentage in the first to outshine CU's .360 and the Pride would go negative and an even .000 in the second and fourth as the Vikings would take advantage in those sets.

Grand View had four players in double figures in kills led by middle Daniel Wong's 16 while being in on five blocks while setter/right side Zeo Meyer finished with a triple-double of 38 assists, 12 digs, and 10 kills playing the right side in the front row and setting out of the back.

Justin Hernandez led the Pride in kills with 11 for his second 11-kill effort in three matches while adding four digs and a block assist as outsides Timothy Meyer and Tye Ojala had seven kills in support of Hernandez.

Clarke men's volleyball will step away from Heart play this Saturday when they travel to Ottawa, Kan. to take on Kansas Wesleyan University and Ottawa University for their final road non-conference matches of the season.