THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Baldwin Wallace University men's volleyball team opened the CLU Invitational as they fell to the host No. 6 nationally ranked California Lutheran University by a score of 3-1 inside Gilbert Arena.

BW Leaders (8-9, 2-0 MCVL)

• Freshman outside hitter Daniel Latham (Westerville/Westerville Central) led the team in kills with 12, digs with eight, and total blocks with four
• Senior All-MCVL outside hitter Michael Beard (Hilliard/Darby) finished with 10 kills making it seven of his last eight matches in double-figures
• Senior All-MCVL setter Brandon Long (Hinckley/Metea Valley [Ill.]) tied a game-high 35 assists
• Freshman outside hitter Owen Huynh (Loveland) and sophomore libero Aiden Kim (Bothell, Wash./North Creek) added seven digs and six digs, respectively
• Junior middle hitter Reed Fisher (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge Area) tallied six kills and three block assists

Cal Lutheran Leaders (18-4)

• Junior setter Taylor Marks totaled a team-high 35 assists and 11 digs for the Kingsmen
• Senior outside hitter Jordan Cooper recorded a game-high 14 kills
• Junior middle hitter Borys Horiuk added 11 kills

First Set (BW 25-20)

• BW led in kills 15-10
• Yellow Jackets hit .379
• Kingsmen hit .130

Second Set (CLU 25-23)

• CLU led in kills 10-7
• Yellow Jackets hit .238
• Kingsmen hit .000

Third Set (CLU 25-15)

• CLU led in kills 11-9
• Yellow Jackets hit .061
• Kingsmen hit .333

Fourth Set (CLU 25-11)

• CLU led in kills 12-6
• Yellow Jackets hit .056
• Kingsmen hit .476

Up Next

BW continues the CLU Invitational tomorrow in Thousand Oaks, Calif. as they take on the No. 16 nationally ranked University of California-Santa Cruz at 3 p.m. inside Soiland Arena.