The Aurora University men's volleyball team returned to the court against the Sabres of Marian University on Saturday afternoon. AU hit .367 as a team and defeated Marian in three sets.


MATCH SCORE: No. 12 Aurora University 3, Marian University 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-20)
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois - Thornton Gymnasium
RECORDS: Aurora University 9-3 overall and 4-0 NACC


- The first set had AU take an early lead and not relinquish it despite the contest having multiple scoring runs by both teams.
- After leading 12-5, the AU lead was cut to 13-11 before the Spartans pulled away and won 25-20.
- SJ Nelson had a pair of aces in the opening set win.
- AU dominated the second set, leading from the opening point and coasting to an easy 25-19 set win.
- Connor Carroll hit .600 with seven kills in the second set.
- After some early back and forth in the third set, the Spartans locked in and won 25-20.
- Ammar Brzovic and Josh McLellan each had four kills in the final set win.


Kills: Connor Carroll and Josh Mclellan (11)
Assists: AJ Vescova (12) and Luke Dwyer (11)
Blocks: SJ Nelson (4) and Ammar Brzovic (3)
Digs: Luke Brannigan (9)


Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Wednesday, March 4 when they travel to Benedictine University. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in Lisle, Illinois.