DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Ottawa University men's volleyball team defeated Clarke University 3-0; 25-21 25-20, 25-18; on Friday night at the Kehl Center.

How it Happened

• Ottawa jumped out to a 9-5 lead over Clarke in set one. Kills by Marko Zolnjan and Macort Pickup gave OU an 11-6 lead. A Pickup kill increased the Brave lead to 17-9. Clarke rallied, cutting OU's lead to 24-21. The Braves were able to win the set on the next point, an Akeil Williams kill, 25-21.
• Clarke opened set two with a 7-2 lead. Back-to-back kills by Williams cut the deficit to 7-4. Ottawa rallied, putting together an 8-3 run to take a 12-10 lead over the Pride. Clarke tied the set, but two more Williams' kills gave the Braves a 16-14 lead. The Pride tried to rally and were within 23-20 of the Braves. Ottawa responded by scoring the next two points, kills by Kadeem Morris and Pickup, to take the 25-20 victory.
• Ottawa raced out to an 8-1 lead over Clarke in set three. CU rallied, cutting OU's lead to 15-11. Ottawa responded with a 5-2 run to take a 20-13 lead on a block by Zolnjan. Clarke never threatened the OU lead for the remainder of the set and the Braves took the 25-18 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Ottawa finished the match with 46 kills, a .366 attacking percentage, 42 assists, three service aces, 35 digs, and six team blocks.
• Marko Zolnjan and Akiel Williams finished the match with double digit kills. Zolnjan led oU with 15 kills. Williams had 10 kills, a .643 attacking percentage and three blocks.
• Marton Zarka led OU with 37 assists.
• Nazmi Bayoglu finished the match with 10 digs.
• Petar Lazic had three blocks.

Who is Next
Ottawa (7-3, 3-1) returns to the court on Saturday, Feb. 22 at no. 10 Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The match is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m.