The Mount Mercy men's volleyball team put up a good fight against the seventh-ranked team in the country Wednesday night, but fell a little short.

The Mustangs lost to Lourdes of Ohio, 25-23, 26-24, 18-25, 25-23, in a non-conference match at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

The setback dropped Mount Mercy to 16-6 and snapped an 11-match winning streak. Lourdes raised its record to 17-4.

Ben Steffen blocked seven shots for the Mustangs. Julian Armendano provided 14 kills and 13 digs.

Nikola Stoimenov finished with 13 kills and four blocks. Evan Gaskill had 12 kills, 14 digs and five blocks. Ben Ruggles distributed 37 assists and had 15 digs. Tiago Almeida contributed 17 digs.