Men’s College Volleyball: Loyola, Lewis have plenty of area ties

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Loyola's Joe Smalzer (16) Eric Daliege (21) celebrates point vs. Lewis. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Joe Smalzer (16) and Eric Daliege (21) celebrates a point vs. Lewis. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis's B.J. Boldog (16) sets ball Bobby Walsh. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis's B.J. Boldog (16) sets the ball to Bobby Walsh. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) Yiwei Zhou (20) Jay Petty (19) go up for block vs. Loyola. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16), Yiwei Zhou (20) and Jay Petty (19) go up for a block vs. Loyola. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Joe Smalzer (16) celebrates point vs. Lewis. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Joe Smalzer (16) celebrates a point vs. Lewis. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) Joe Smalzer. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) and in Joe Smalzer. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) coach Shane Davis. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) and coach Shane Davis. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) Joe Smalzer (16). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) and Joe Smalzer (16). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) goes uo block ball Lewis' Yiwei Zhou (20). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) goes uo to block the ball on Lewis' Yiwei Zhou (20). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) sets ball. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) sets the ball. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) sets ball Yiwei Zhou. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) sets the ball to Yiwei Zhou. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' Geoff Powell returns serve vs. Loyola. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' Geoff Powell returns a serve vs. Loyola. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) sets ball Bobby Walsh (15). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) sets the ball to Bobby Walsh (15). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) Joe Smalzer vs. Lewis. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Eric Daliege (21) and Joe Smalzer vs. Lewis. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) sets ball Bobby Walsh. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Lewis' B.J. Boldog (16) sets the ball to Bobby Walsh. | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Thomas Jaeschke (25) spikes ball over hands Lewis' B.J. Boldog Bobby Walsh (15). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Loyola's Thomas Jaeschke (25) spikes the ball over the hands of Lewis' B.J. Boldog and Bobby Walsh (15). | Larry Kane~For Sun-Times Media

Much of the national recognition Lewis and Loyola have achieved in men’s volleyball has a local lineage. Graduates of Marist, Providence and Mount Carmel were among the vocal combatants Wednesday night at Neil Carey Arena in Romeoville, where Loyola ended Lewis’ 13-match winning streak with …