MALIBU, Calif. – The Lincoln Memorial men's volleyball team fell in three sets (25-18, 25-22, 25-20) in its season opener at No. 5 Pepperdine on Wednesday night.

Set 1: Pepperdine 25-18
The Waves got out to 7-3, 12-7 and 17-11 leads, but a Cole Campisano kill followed by an ace from Matthew Gentry got the visitors back to within three at 17-14. Pepperdine, however, would take 8 of the final 12 points to take the opening set. Campisano and Shay Spadaro led the Lincoln Memorial offense with three kills each in the first frame.

Set 2: Pepperdine 25-22
An ace from Campisano tied the score at 7-7, while a later ace from Justin Sharfenaker gave the visiting Railsplitters an 18-17 advantage, but the Waves again controlled the final segment of the set to clinch it. Campisano, Sharfenaker and Spadaro had three kills each in the second frame.

Set 3: Pepperdine 25-20
Pepperdine's early 4-0 spurt gave it an 8-4 lead, and the Waves would lead for the remainder of the set to clinch the match. Spadaro paced the Railsplitters with four kills in the final frame.

Stat of the Match
Pepperdine's Jaylen Jasper served up five aces.

Inside the Box Score
- Spadaro had a team-best 10 kills while adding four digs.
- Campisano contributed eight kills, four digs and three blocks.
- Kohl Kutsch stuffed the stat sheet with 26 assists, nine digs and three blocks.
- Sharfenaker went for five kills, nine digs and two blocks.

Up Next
Lincoln Memorial takes on UC San Diego on Thursday at 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT in Santa Barbara.