The Aurora University men's volleyball team served their way to a 3-0 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference victory over Lakeland University on Friday evening. AU had 11 aces in the match, five each in the second and third set's.

THE BASICS
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Lakeland University 0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-14)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 8-9 overall and 7-4 in the NACC; Lakeland University 9-12 overall and 3-9 in the NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans and Muskies played a back and forth opening set with the 17th tie of the set coming with the score 22-22.
- AU got kills from Justin Yost and Tim Breiter along with a Lakeland error to score three of the last four points and win 25-23.
- In the second set, the Spartans grabbed the lead at 6-5 and back to back aces from Breiter gave AU a lead they would not relinquish.
- The Spartans ended the set with five aces and hit .280 for the 25-21 win.
- The third set saw both teams make early runs but it was seven serves from Justin Elliott that included three aces. When Elliott's run ended, AU led 22-13.
- The Spartans finished off the Muskies 25-14 and won the match 3-0.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Justin Elliott (11)
Assists: Justin Yost (22)
Blocks: Anthony Panizzi (6)
Digs: Jack Fischer (12)
Aces: Justin Elliott (5) and Tim Breiter (3)

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