The Aurora University men's volleyball came up just short in a five-set defeat on the final day at the California Lutheran Invite. AU fell to St. John Fisher College 25-21,24-26,28-26,24-26,6-15 on Saturday afternoon.
MATCH SCORE: St. John Fisher College 3
, Aurora University 2 (25-21,24-26,28-26,24-26,6-15)
LOCATION: Thousand Oaks, California -
California Lutheran University
RECORDS: Aurora University 10-7 overall and 4-1 in the NACC
- In the opening set, AU jumped out to an early 4-1 lead with kills coming from
Thomas Kovanic and
Gunner Rodarte.
- AU saw their lead get cut to one on several occasions down the stretch but got big kills from
Martin McKee and Rodarte to maintain the lead.
- The Spartans won set one 25-21, hitting .348 while St. John Fisher hit .125.
- The second set went back and forth between the teams with AU falling 24-26.
- The third set was no different as the closely matched teams went at each other.
- The lead changed 14 times and the Spartans hit .143 to lead 2-1 in the match.
- AU fell behind 10-5 in the fourth set and battled back but could not gain the lead and fell 26-24 to force a deciding fifth set.
- The Spartans trailed throughout the fifth set before falling 15-6 and losing 3-2
Kills: Thomas Kovanic (17)
Assists: James Karwin (40)
Blocks: Austin Bayner (2)
Digs: Alex Nonhoff (13)
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Tuesday, March 15 when they host Dominican University. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium in Aurora, Illinois.
