LA CROSSE, Wis. - The eighth-ranked Mount Mercy men's volleyball team won both of its matches Saturday in La Crosse, Wis.

The Mustangs trimmed Saint Xavier in five sets, 25-22, 25-23, 18-25, 22-25, 15-10, in their first match. Mount swept Viterbo, 25-16, 25-13, 25-16, in their second outing of the day.

The sweep lifted the Mustangs to 21-7 heading into the Heart of America Conference tournament.

Andrew Colantone collected 37 assists, seven blocks and seven digs to lead Mount Mercy to the five-set victory over Saint Xavier. Julian Armendano had 13 kills and Nikola Stoimenov had 11. Evan Gaskill contributed 12 digs and Mitchell Wannahwilai had 10.

Stoimenov and Dalton Hynek furnished eight kills in the victory over Viterbo. Gaskill had 34 assists and eight digs.