The Aurora University men's volleyball team set a new program wins mark with the 15th of the season in a 3-0 victory at Illinois Institute of Technology on Wednesday night.


MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Illinois Institute of Technology 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-19)
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 15-9 overall and 8-3 in the NACC


- The Spartans led 1-0 to open the set on a Thomas Kovanic kill but then quickly found themselves down 9-1.
- AU began to chip away at the deficit and tied the score 19-19 on a Solomon Dail kill.
- The Spartans grabbed the lead back at 24-23 and would win 25-23.
- With a 1-0 lead, the Spartans played a tight second set with the first lead larger than two not coming until the 25-22 AU set win.
- Austin Bayner led the way with six kills in the second set win.
- In the third set, the score traded sides multiple times until James Karwin slammed home a kill to give AU the 17-16 lead
- AU would score 8 of the next 11 points in the match and won 25-19.
- The Spartans were victorious 3-0 over IIT.


Kills: Solomon Dial and Thomas Kovanic (11), Austin Bayner (10) and Gunner Rodarte (9)
Assists: James Karwin (37)
Blocks: John McCormack and Solomon Dial (3)
Digs: James Karwin (11)


Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Thursday, March 31 when they travel to Wisconsin Lutheran College. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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