The Aurora University men's volleyball team dropped their first NACC contest of the season, a three set match at Dominican on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS
MATCH SCORE: #6 Dominican University 3, Aurora University 0 (21-25, 18-25, 15-25)
LOCATION: River Forest, Illinois.
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-2 overall and 3-0 NACC; Illinois Institute of Technology 0-3 overall and 0-3 NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first set saw the Spartans and Stars go point for point until a late run by the home team allowed them to pull away to a 25-21 win.
- Austin Bayner and Emmanuel Chaidez each had three kills in the opening set.
- Four kills from Chaidez and three from Timothy Breiter in the second set were not enough as AU dropped the set 25-18.
- The Spartans fell in the third set 25-15 and dropped the match 3-0.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Emmanuel Chaidez (10)
Assists: James Karwin (15)
Blocks: Timothy Breiter (2)
Aces: Timothy Breiter (5)
Digs: Timothy Breiter (4)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Friday, March 5 23 when they are scheduled to host Carthage College. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.