The Aurora University men's volleyball team fell in the semi-final round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament on Thursday night in Lisle, losing 3-0.
MATCH SCORE: Benedictine University 3, Aurora University 0 (23-25, 15-25, 19-25)
LOCATION: Lisle, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 17-10 overall and 9-3 in the NACC
- The Spartans grabbed the lead at 6-5 in the opening set and went on to build a 17-13 advantage.
- A short time later, AU was down 21-19 but kills from
Austin Bayner and two from
John McCormack gave the Spartans a 22-21 lead.
- AU would not be able to hold on late and dropped the opener 25-23.
- In the second set, AU fell behind early and lost 25-15.
- The third set saw the Spartans have to come from behind and managed to tie the contest up 16-16.
- AU would drop the third and final set 25-19.
Kills: Thomas Kovanic (10)
Assists: James Karwin (29)
Blocks: John McCormack,
Solomon Dail and
Gunner Rodarte (3)
Digs: Nathan Anderson (7)
Next possible action for the Spartan men's volleyball team would come in the NCAA Division III Tournament if the Spartans were selected as an at-large pool c selection. This will be announced on Monday, April 11 by the NCAA.
