The Aurora University men's volleyball team took on their third consecutive nationally ranked team on Wednesday night and the Spartans battled fiercely with No. 3 Carthage College but fell 3-0.

THE BASICS
MATCH SCORE: #3 Carthage College 3, Aurora University 0 (27-29, 23-25, 22-25)
LOCATION: Naperville, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 0-3; #3 Carthage College 4-0
BOX SCORE - View here

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans went right at the highly ranked Red Men and midway through the opening set, AU led 17-14.
- After a Carthage run, the Spartans jumped back ahead and led 22-21 and 24-22.
- AU would fall in the first set 29-27.
- The second set played out just like the first with the Spartans going point for point with Carthage.
- AU fell in the second set 25-23.
- The Spartans trailed early in the third set but used a pair of runs to claw back into the set.
- Carthage would have the matches final run and defeated AU 25-22.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Tim Breiter (10) and Brandon Langys (9)
Assists: Justin Yost (28)
Blocks: Brandon Langys (3)
Digs: Jack Fischer (13)
Aces: Daniel Pytel (1)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Sunday, February 3, 2019 when they travel to Loras College for a tri-match. Game one against Loras is set for 1:00 p.m. and game two against Augustana College is set 3:00 p.m. in Dubuque, Iowa.