The Aurora University men's volleyball team took to the road for the first time in 2025 for a pair of matches with Greenville University and Augustana College. AU defeated Greenville 3-0 in the opener before knocking off the host Vikings 3-1 in the night cap.


MATCH ONE SCORE: Aurora University 3, Greenville University 0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-19)
MATCH TWO SCORE: Aurora University 3, Augustana College 1 (25-27, 25-19, 28-26, 25-16)
LOCATION: Rock Island, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-0 overall


- MATCH ONE vs GREENVILLE
- The Spartans led from the get go securing a 25-14 first set win behind a 481 team hitting percentage and six kills from Josh McLellan.
- The second set was even better for the Spartans with a 517 hitting performance.
- Gunner Rodarte and Martin McKee led five Spartans attackers with four kills each.
- AU turned to the bench in the third set to secure the three set sweep with a 25-19 win.
- Mateo Scharosch and Nathan Kirwan each had three kills.

- MATCH TWO vs AUGUSTANA 
- An early AU lead dwindled as the Spartans would drop their first set of the season 27-25.
- AU answered in the second set to win 25-19 and tie the match.
- Ammar Brzovic led the way with four kills.
- The third set was another tight battle with extra time on tap.
- AU would win the set 28-26 to take a 2-1 lead.
- McLellan led the way with six of AU's 20 kills in the set.
- The Spartans never trailed in the fourth set, winning 25-16.
- A balanced AU attahed hit .240 with Nathan Kirwan dropping in two aces.


MATCH ONE vs GREENVILLE
Kills: Ammar Brzovic (9)
Assists: Luke Dwyer (20) and Logan Brouwer (13)
Blocks: Ammar Brzovic (3)
Digs: Nathan Anderson (10)
Aces: Nathan Kirwan (2)

MATCH TWO vs AUGUSTANA
Kills: Ammar Brzovic (13), Sebastian Ciszewski (12) and Josh McLellan (10)
Assists: Logan Brouwer (46)
Blocks: Sebastian Ciszewski (5), Soloman Dail (4) and Josh McLellan (3)
Digs: Connor Carroll (14), Logan Brouwer (13) and Alex Nonhof (10)
Aces: Nathan Kirwan (2)


Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Friday, January 31 when they host North Park University (2:00 pm) and Nazareth College (7:00 p.m.) in a tri-match in Thornton Gymnasium.