The Aurora University men's volleyball team returned to the home court on Tuesday night against Concordia University Chicago. The Spartans had their way with the visitors on the way to a 3-0 victory.


MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Concordia University Chicago 0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-22)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 9-9 overall and 4-1 NACC


- AU opened up a 6-1 lead and went on to win easily 25-17.
- The Spartans had four service aces and hit .296 in the set win.
- The Spartans controlled the second set but a late rally by CUC was thwarted as AU won 25-22.
- Ryder Kelley handed out 16 assists with six kills each from Stuart Pfeil and Sebastia Ciszewski.
- AU took a quick lead in the third set but then saw the lead become a deficit for the first time on the night.
- A kill from Mateo Scharosch gave AU the lead back for the final time at 9-8.
- Though the Spartans would not trail again, the pesky Cougars hung around before a final AU push for the 25-22 win.
- John McCormack set down the sets final point to send the AU crowd home happy.


Kills: Sebastian Ciszewski and Connor Carroll (9)
Assists: Ryder Kelley (37) 
Blocks: Sebastian Ciszewski (3) and Mateo Scharosch (2)
Digs: Alex Nonhof (15) and Connor Carroll (11)
Aces: Connor Carroll (3) and Ryder Kelley (2)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Thursday, March 14 when they travel to Benedictine University. Opening serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in Lisle, Illinois.