The Aurora University men's volleyball team returned to River Forest, Illinois for a second straight night, this time to Concordia University Chicago. The Spartans made easy work of the Cougars, winning 3-0.
THE BASICS
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Concordia University Chicago 0
(25-13, 25-18, 25-21)
LOCATION: River Forest, Illinois
RECORDS:Â Aurora University 7-8 overall and 6-3 in the NACC; Concordia University Chicago 4-13 overall and 0-9 in the NACC
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans trailed 1-0 in the first set and then ran away to lead 13-4 and eventually win 25-13.
- AU hit .526 in the first set while Concordia hit negative (-.042).
- The second set saw AU trail 2-0 and then build a 17-7 lead after back to back kills from
Anthony Panizzi.
- AU would win 25-18.
- The Spartans again trailed early in the third set but rallied quickly.
- AU then again was behind late at 19-17 but thanks to three straight Cougar errors and a kill from
Justin Elliott the Spartans grabbed control of the set.
- The Spartans would win 25-21 and the match 3-0.
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Justin Elliott (12) and
Jack Fischer (9)
Assists: Justin Yost (21)
Blocks: Daniel Pytel (5) and
Justin Elliott (4)
Digs: Cade Harrison (11)
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Saturday, March 16 when they travel to Marian University. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.