The Aurora University men's volleyball team hosted No. 4 Carthage College in a non-conference battle of Top 10 teams in the latest AVCA poll. AU would fall to the Firebirds 3-1 while Spartan senior Alex Nonhof surpassed 1,000 career digs in the contest.


MATCH SCORE: #4 Carthage College 3, #10 Aurora University 1 (17-25, 25-22, 17-25, 19-25)
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: #10 Aurora University 16-3 overall and 5-0 NACC


- Midway through the first set, Spartan senior Alex Nonhof collected his first dig of the day and 1,000th of his career.
- AU would drop the first set 25-17 to the Firebirds.
- After trailing early in the second set, the Spartans responded after a timeout from Head Coach Dan Ames.
- The 9-3 AU run forced a Carthage timeout with the Spartans leading 14-12.
- AU would go on to tie the match 1-1 with the 25-22 set win.
- The Spartans hit .310 in the set led by seven kills (.545) from Josh McLellan.
- AU fell in the the third set 25-17.
- The fourth set was closely played throughout until a late Carthage run.
- AU fell 25-19 and dropped the match 3-1.


Kills: Josh McLellan (11) and Mateo Scharosch (7)
Assists: Logan Brouwer (31)
Blocks: Sebastian Ciszewski (3)
Digs: Logan Brouwer (10) and Alex Nonhof (5)
Aces: Josh McLellan, Logan Brouwer, Martin McKee and Sebastian Ciszewski (1)


Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Wednesday, March 19 when they travel to Illinois Institute of Technology. Opening serve is slated for 5:00 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.