The Aurora University men's volleyball team rallied from down 2-0 to knock off the highly ranked Dominican University Stars 3-2. AU Head Coach James Seitelman made a lineup adjustment after the second set and outside hitters Jack Fischer, Justin Elliott and Tim Breiter led the way with 42 combined kills in the winning effort.

THE BASICS
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, #3 Dominican University (18-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-11)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-6 overall and 4-1 in the NACC; #3 Dominican University 9-3 overall and 4-2 in the NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans traded the lead with Dominican early in the first set but would fall 25-18.
- The second set saw AU trail throughout and lose 25-18.
- Coach Seitelman made a lineup adjustment going into the third set and the Spartans reacted.
- With AU trailing midway through the third set, James Karwin had back to back aces to give AU a 13-12 lead.
- The Spartans continued on with the momentum and won 25-18.
- The fourth set was nearly mirror of the third but this time it was three straight kills from Jack Fischer that gave AU a lead midway through the set.
- The Spartans went on to win 25-20 and force the winner take all fifth set.
- In the deciding fifth, the teams went back and forth until an ace from Justin Yost tied the set 11-11.
- The Spartans took the energy from the ace and scored the next four points and secured the upset win 15-11.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Jack Fischer (16), Tim Breiter and Justin Elliott (13)
Assists: Justin Yost (47)
Blocks: Daniel Pytel, Tim Breiter and Anthony Panizzi (4)
Digs: Josh McKinstry (12), Jack Fischer (11) and Justin Elliott (10)

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