The Aurora University men's volleyball team won a NACC tournament home game clinching contest on Friday night at Marian University, beating the Sabres in 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-16).

THE BASICS
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Marian University 1
LOCATION: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 9-6 overall and 8-3 in the NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The home Sabres jumped out to an early lead in the first and the Spartans could not catch up, falling 25-20.
- AU led for most of the second set and held off a late Sabre rally to win the set 25-22. 
- The Spartans took advantage of numerous Sabre errors in the middle of the third set to rally and take a lead. Justin Elliott continued his strong play on the night ending the match on a kill.
- AU left no doubt in the fourth set that they would be the host for the next matchup between the two teams.
- Two aces from Austin Bayner and two kills from Timothy Breiter gave AU an early 9-2 lead.
- The Spartans won the fourth set 25-16 and took the match 3-1..

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Justin Elliot (16) and Austin Bayner (10)
Aces: Austin Bayner (3)
Assists: James Karwin (40)
Blocks: Austin Bayner (3)
Digs: James Karwin (13)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Saturday, April 3 when they are scheduled to host University of California - Santa Cruz. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.