The Culver-Stockton College men's volleyball team suffered its ninth straight loss with a 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 loss to Graceland University Saturday afternoon at Charles Field House.

The Wildcats opened the match with a nice victory in the first set, compiling a .417 attack percentage as Zach Kowalewicz and Malachi Gnade combined for 10 of the Wildcats' 14 kills in the set.

The difference in the set was two fewer service errors and two more service aces for the Wildcats in the set as both teams recorded 14 kills.

C-SC seemed to tire in the third and fourth sets and was unable to find its legs for the attack at the net. The Yellowjackets registered 12 more kills (28-16) over the final two sets and had a 54-48 edge in attacks in those two sets.

Overall, the Wildcats finished with 38 terminations in the match while Graceland totaled 54 kills. The Yellowjackets produced an attack percentage of .279 while C-SC fell off from the .417 in the first set to an overall percentage of .163.

Kowalewicz and Gnade led the Wildcats with 11 kills each, while Jacob Todd garnered nine terminations. Owen Randle recorded 20 of the Wildcats' 35 set assists, while Matt Reese had 11 assists.

Defensively, Kowalewicz led the way with 10 digs and three solo blocks. Gnade and Wyatt McCulloch each had five digs in the match.

The Wildcats continue their homestand this Tuesday, March 12, against the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at Charles Field House.