The Aurora University men's volleyball team took to the court for the first time when they traveled to North Central College. The Spartans took a 1-0 set lead but would fall to the Cardinals 3-1 in the match.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: North Central College 3, Aurora University 1 (25-19, 21-25, 18-25, 17-25)
LOCATION: Naperville, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 0-1; North Central College 1-0
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
- Tim Breiter had 11 kills and six digs.
- Justin Yost had 31 assists, 10 digs and five kills.
- Jack Fischer had 10 kills
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans scored the matches first point and first in program history on a NCC serving error.
- The first set was tied 8-8 before the Spartans ran off five straight points including a pair of aces from Justin Yost.
- AU led the rest of the set and captured the first set win for the program, 25-19.
- The Spartans would drop the next three sets though and fall in the first match that Aurora University competed in, 3-1.
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Tim Breiter (11) and Jack Fischer (10)
Assists: Justin Yost (31)
Blocks: Tim Breiter, Tyler Turner and Chad Longfield (2)
Digs: Justin Yost (10)
Aces: Justin Yost and Josh McKinstry (3)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Saturday, January 27 when they host the first men's volleyball games on the AU campus. The Spartans welcome Augustana College with a 3:00 p.m. first serve and will then take on Illinois Institute of Technology at 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.