MEQUON, Wis. – The CUW men's volleyball team competed in their first home, conference matchup of the season on Saturday afternoon against the Concordia Chicago Cougars.

The Cougars claimed set one by a final score of 25-22. The teams were tied at 12 until the Cougars went on a 13-10 run to close out the first set.

The Falcons stormed back with a monstrous 25-14 win in set two. The Blue and White saw an 18-8 lead in the second set with multiple kills from both junior Spencer Herman (Kimberly, Wis.) and freshman Ben Kayser (Milwaukee, Wis.). A 7-4 run to end the set secured the Falcon victory. The second set saw the Blue and White hit .321 with Kayser recording five kills and sophomore Logan Kebisek recording six digs.

The third set was the lone set to see extra points with a final score of 26-24 in favor of the Falcons. 

The set was tied at 23 and the Falcons took the 24-23 lead thanks to a kill from Herman, but the Cougars tied it back up at 24. The Falcons were gifted a point on a service error to make it 25-24 and secured the 2-1 match lead with a kill from freshman Tate Miller (Anthem, Ariz.).  

A 25-20 final set gave the Blue and White the match victory and their first conference victory for the season. Miller hit .833 with five kills on six swings in the fourth set to lift the Falcons past the Cougars.

Herman led the Falcons with 16 kills. He added seven digs, two aces, and five total blocks to his line.

Kebisek assisted on 39 kills and added two of his own.

Freshman Parker Pearson (Keller, Texas) led the Blue and White with 18 digs.

The Falcons are back in action on Thursday against the back-to-back, reigning national champion Carthage Firebirds.