The Aurora University men's volleyball team took to the court in an afternoon #NACCtion opener against Concordia Chicago, defeating the visitors in three quick sets to improve to 2-2 on the season.

THE BASICS
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Concordia University Chicago 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-16)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 2-2 overall and 1-0 NACC; Concordia University Chicago 0-1 overall and 0-1 NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans trailed early in the first set before a four point rally pushed them ahead 9-7.
- Three straight kills from Thomas Kovanic put AU ahead 16-11 and AU went on to win 25-21.
- In the second set, a huge 7-0 run midway through pushed the Spartans up 19-10.
- Two aces from Emmanuel Chaidez in the run led AU to 25-22 win.
- The third set saw AU jump out 12-6 but a rally from CUC brought the score to 13-12.
- AU went right back to work and ran off to a 25-16 win.
- Freshman Carson Wiese knocked down the final two kills of the match.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Emmanuel Chaidez (9), Timothy Breiter (8), Justin Elliott and Thomas Kovanic (7)
Assists: James Karwin (25)
Blocks: Thomas Kovanic (5) and James Karwin (4)
Digs: Brandon Langys (6)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Tuesday, February 23 when they travel to Rockford University. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Rockford, Illinois.