The Aurora University men's volleyball team was back on the Thornton Gymnasium court on Friday evening for the second match of the day, this time taking on Edgewood College in the 2025 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener. The Spartans handled the Eagles in three sets, winning 25-17, 25-22, 25-20.


MATCH SCORE: #15 Aurora University 3, Edgewood College 0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20)
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: #15 Aurora University 8-1 overall and 1-0 NACC; Edgewood College 1-6 overall and 0-1 NACC


- With the game tied 3-3 early, a Josh McLellan kill vaulted the Spartans on a scoring run of 10-4.
- AU didn't look back on their way to a 25-17 opening set win.
- McLellan led five Spartans with kills as he had four while Mateo Scharosch and Sebastian Ciszewski had three each.
- Reece Wiatrowski hammered home three aces in the set win.
- The second set was close until the Spartans pulled away from the Eagles late.
- AU won 25-22 and once again Logan Brouwer dished out assists to five different Spartan attackers.
- Connor Carroll led the way with four.
- Trailing 12-7 in the third set, AU Head Coach Dan Ames called a wise timeout to settle down the Spartans.
- The team responded with a 5-0 run to tie the set 12-12.
- A few points later, trailing 15-12, the Spartans took off on an 8-2 run to snatch the set away from the Eagle claws.
- SJ Nelson and Ethan Kane hammered down the final two AU points for the 25-20 Spartan win.


Kills: Mateo Scharosch (9), Josh McLellan and Sebastian Ciszewski (8)
Assists: Logan Brouwer (37)
Blocks: Sebastian Ciszewski and Connor Carroll (2)
Digs: Alex Nonhof (9)
Aces: Reece Wiatrowski (4)


Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Friday, February 14 when they travel to #13 Baldwin Wallace University. Opening serve is slated for 7:00 p.m. (est) / 6:00 p.m. (cst) in Berea, Ohio.