The Aurora University men's volleyball team kept to the road on Tuesday night, opening Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play at St. Norbert College. AU defeated the Green Knights 3-1 and in doing so helped Head Coach Dan Ames surpass 100 wins in his time as a Spartan.


MATCH SCORE: No. 10 Aurora University 3, St. Norbert College 1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22)
LOCATION: DePere, Wisconsin
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-2 overall and 1-0 NACC


- After trading scores back and forth early in the opening set, a kill from AJ Vescova put the Spartans ahead for good at 8-7.
- AU won 25-18, hitting .300 in the opening set win.
- The Spartans fell behind early in the second set, trailing 10-3 but worked their way to down just two in the final points.
- AU would fall in the second 25-22.
- Leading for most of the third set, the Spartans hung on to a late Norbert rally and won 25-23.
- Josh McLellan and SJ Nelson both hit over .400 in the set with six kills each for the win.
- The fourth set saw the Spartans battle the Knights and the west court jinx for a 25-22 win.
- Ammar Brzovic was perfect on attack with four kills in as many attempts in the match sealing win.


Kills: Josh McLellan (15), Ammar Brzovic (13) and SJ Nelson (12)
Assists: Luke Dwyer (27) and AJ Vescova (25)
Blocks: Soloman Dail (6), Josh McLellan and Connor Carroll (4)
Aces: SJ Nelson (2)
Digs: Luke Brannigan (14) and Josh McLellan (11)


Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Friday, February 6, 2026 when they travel to North Park University for a tri-match. First serve is set for 4:30 p.m. Against University of Mount Union and 7:00 p.m. Against North Park in Chicago, Illinois.