OWINGS MILLS, Md. - The No. 12 Stevenson University men's volleyball team earned a pair of four-set victories on day two of the Stevenson Invitational Saturday at Owings Mills Gymnasium.  The Mustangs topped Loras 3-1, then overcame a first-set loss to pull out a 3-1 win over Marymount (Va.).

• Set scores were 25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 25-18.
• Stevenson (7-2) opened the second set with four straight points after prevailing in the first set.
• A kill by Aleks Melbardis gave the Mustangs a 17-9 lead.
• Loras (3-1) chipped away and pulled within 21-17, before Stevenson scored four of the final six points.  A Melbardis kill ended the set.
• The Duhawks jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the third set and hit .522 in the frame en route to the win.
• Stevenson countered by hitting .478 in the fourth, opening up a 13-8 lead.
• Loras pulled within four late, 22-18, before a Melbardis kill, a block by Nate Reynolds and Tanner Stauffer, and a Kyle Bosko service ace closed out the match.
• Stevenson hit .321 for the match, while Loras hit .161.
• Melbardis hit .412 and totaled 20 kills and five blocks.
• Logan Smiley racked up 16 kills.
• The Mustangs totaled 11 blocks, with Bosko and Reynolds each finishing with five.
• Derek Tangorra registered 17 digs, while Peyton Ranck had 48 assists.

• Set scores were 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, 30-28.
• Stevenson trailed 18-13 in the first set before tying the set 23-23 on a block by Bosko and Smiley.
• Marymount (6-6) recorded back-to-back kills to take the first set.
• Leading 11-10 in the second, the Mustangs scored six straight points to take a 17-10 lead on a Smiley service ace.
• The hosts led 24-21 in the third before the Saints stormed back with three straight points to tie the set.
• A Marymount service error, followed by a Stauffer kill, put the Mustangs up 2-1.
• Marymount was serving for set point up 24-23 in the fourth, but a Smiley kill tied things back up.  
• Stevenson staved off set point three more times before taking a 28-27 lead on the second of back-to-back Smiley kills.
• The Saints tied the set 28-28, the 16th tie of the frame, but Stevenson went back in front on a Melbardis kill.
• Melbardis and Bosko came together on a block to close out the match.
• Stevenson hit .314 in the match, while the Saints hit .258.
• Smiley was one of four Mustangs with double-digit kills, racking up 21. He also had eight digs.
• Stauffer tallied 18 kills and eight digs, while Melbardis notched 13 kills, eight digs and four blocks.
• Bosko posted 10 kills and eight blocks.
• Tangorra delivered 14 digs, while Ranck racked up 58 assists.

• Melbadis, Ranck, Smiley were all named to the All-Tournament Team, which was voted upon by the coaches.
• Stevenson extended its home win streak to 10 matches dating back to last season.
• The Mustangs improved to 4-1 in four-set matches.
• The 67 kills and 51 digs by the Mustangs in the nightcap were season highs.
• Stevenson also had eight service aces against Marymount, its second-highest total of the season.
• Smiley has reached double-digit kills in eight straight matches.

• The Mustangs travel to former Continental Volleyball Conference foe Rutgers-Newark for a 7 pm game on Thursday, February 6.
• Stevenson is back at Owings Mills Gymnasium Saturday, February 15, hosting Widener in a 2 pm MAC Commonwealth tilt.