The Aurora University men's volleyball team began the 2025 season in grand fashion with a three-set victory over the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan University. The Spartan offense was powered by Josh McLellan who registered 12 kills on a .500 hitting percentage to lead AU on Thursday night in Thornton Gymnasium.


MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Illinois Wesleyan University 0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-12)
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-0 overall; Illinois Weselyan University 4-1 overall


- AU started off their opener with an early 6-2 lead in the first set, highlighted by a couple of McLellan kills.
- The Spartans later took a 15-8 lead about halfway through the opening set after a Logan Brouwer ace.
- With the score sitting at 21-16, AU rattled off four-straight points to take the first set.
- AU finished with a whopping .407 attack percentage in the first set, comitting only three attack errors.
- Similar to the first set, AU got out to a commanding 7-3 lead in the second.
- Ammar Brzovic registered a kill and an ace for the Spartans during that span.
- AU would later hold a 17-12 lead later in the second frame, before scoring five-straight points to hold a 22-12 lead.
- Connor Carroll finished off the Titans in the second set hammering one of his four kills in the match.
- The Spartans only comitted two attack errors in the second set to help get them out to a 2-0 match lead.
- AU didn't let their foot off the break, grabbing an 11-1 third set lead.
- Solomon Dail and McLellan each had a kill during that span, while the Spartans took advantage of some Titan attack errors.
- This helped the Spartans finish with a 25-12 third set win and 3-0 match victory.
- AU had another 10 kills during that third set, while only committing two attack errors.


Kills: Josh McLellan (12) and Solomon Dail (7)
Assists: Logan Brouwer (24)
Blocks: Logan Brouwer (3)
Digs: Alex Nonhof (11), Josh McLellan and Connor Carroll (5)
Aces: Nathan Kirwan, Josh McLellan, Logan Brouwer and Mateo Scharosch (2)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Saturday, January 25 when they travel to Augustana University for the Viking Tri-Match. Opening serve against Greenville University is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. and Augustana College at 6:00 p.m. in Rock Island, Illinois.