SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Lawrence Technological (Mich.) University men's volleyball team lost to Olivet (Mich.) College 3-1 (21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 21-25) on Senior Night at Don Ridler Field House in Southfield, Mich. Before the match, the Blue Devils honored seniors Lawrence Patton, Javier Contreras, Joseph Balanda, and Gospel Sua. All four began the program in 2016 and are the first four-year graduating class for men's volleyball.

Lawrence Tech (15-14, 2-6) dropped their first match of the season to Olivet as the Comet came into Southfield and gave Lawrence Tech all they could handle from the start. The Blue Devils played Olivet close in the first set, tied at 16-16, but the Comets took a 17-16 lead on an error. They went on to win the set 25-21.

Olivet (3-13) took a 9-7 lead in the second set after the Blue Devils led 5-4. Once in the lead, the Comets never relinquished It, taking the set 25-17. Lawrence Tech came back to win set three 25-22, but that's all they had on senior night, falling to Olivet in the fourth set 25-21.

The Blue Devils hit .149 and had 17 errors as well as 14 service errors and eight reception errors. Joshua Eckert led the team in kills with 14 followed by Zachary Narkiewicz with 10. Olivet was led by Brock Pringle with 12 kills and Deivan Prince with 12 kills to help lead the Comets to the 3-1 win.