The Aurora University men's volleyball team celebrated the four seniors of the class of 2022 before going on to defeat the Rockford University Regents in four sets on Wednesday night.


MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Rockford University 1 (25-12, 25-18, 23-25, 25-13)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 12-9 overall and 6-3 in the NACC


- AU hit .440 in the first set on their way to a 25-12 win.
- Senior Austin Bayner and freshman Gunner Rodarte each were a perfect three for three in attacks in the set win.
- The second set saw the Spartans allow Rockford to hang around early before pulling away late for a 25-18 win.
- Bayner continued to have the hot hand with five kills in eight attacks.
- The third set saw the Spartans jump out to a big early lead and led 22-13 before Rockford stormed back thanks to nine AU attack errors in the final 13 points of the set.
- AU fell in the third set 25-23.
- The Spartans started slowly in the fourth set but rallied and won handily 25-13.
- Matthew Nelson had five kills while Lucas Meier had four in the set win.
- The Spartans were victorious three sets to one.


Kills: Austin Bayner (10)
Assists: James Karwin (25) and Trey Zouvha (13)
Blocks: Matthew Nelson and Solomon Dial (4)
Digs: Alex Nonhof (8)


Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Saturday, March 26 when they travel to Concordia University Chicago. AU takes on Concordia Chicago at 3:00 p.m. and California Lutheran University at 5:00 p.m. in River Forest, Illinois.
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