The Aurora University men's volleyball team.opened up their west coast swing in California at California Lutheran University The Spartans battled but fell in four sets.


MATCH SCORE: California Lutheran University 3, Aurora University 1 (17-25, 16-25, 25-21, 19-25)
LOCATION: Thousand Oaks, California - California Lutheran University
RECORDS: Aurora University 9-5 overall and 5-1 in the NACC ; California Lutheran University 10-6 overall 


- The Spartans hit just .188 in the opening set while Cal Lutheran hit .400 and AU fell 25-17.
- The second set was similar to the opener with AU hitting slightly better but so did the hosts.
- AU trailed 17-14 but got out scored 8-2 down the stretch and fell 25-16.
- The Spartans trailed by three midway through the third set but embarked on a 6-0 run to grab a 14-11 lead.
- AU saw their lead get cut to one on several occasions down the stretch but both times got big kills from Solomon Dial and Thomas Kovanic to maintain the lead.
- Behind a .364 hit percentage, AU won the third set 25-21.
- The Spartans trailed throughout the fourth set before falling 25-19 and losing 3-1.


Kills: Austin Bayner (12)
Assists: James Karwin (33)
Blocks: John McCromack, Solomon Dial and Austin Bayner (3)
Digs: Alex Nonhoff (10)


Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Friday, March 11 when they travel to California Lutheran University. AU will take on University of California-Santa Cruz (3:00 p.m. (pst) / 5:00 p.m. (cst)) and Marymount University (7:00 p.m. (pst) / 9:00 p.m. (cst)) in Thousand Oaks, California. Read Full Article