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Aurora Men’s Volleyball at Benedictine
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3
Winner Aurora AUR 17-6,8-2 NACC
0
Concordia Chicago CUC 11-10,3-6 NACC
Winner
Aurora AUR
17-6,8-2 NACC
3
Final
0
Concordia Chicago CUC
11-10,3-6 NACC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Aurora AUR 25 25 25 (3)
Concordia Chicago CUC 21 17 23 (0)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Spartans defeat Cougars in three

The Aurora University men's volleyball team got back in the win column on Wednesday night, defeating the Cougars of Concordia University Chicago 3-0.

The Basics
MATCH SCORE: No. 11 Aurora University 3, Concordia University Chicago 0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-23)
LOCATION: River Forest, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 17-6 overall and 8-2 NACC

How it happened
- The Spartans went back and forth with CUC early in the first set before a kill from Xavier Zukley gave AU the final lead change of the game at 12-11.
- A kill from Zukley and Soloman Dail sealed a 25-21 AU first set win.
- SJ Nelson led AU with eight kills in the first set.
- AU led the entire second set and coasted to a 25-17 win.
- Dail had four blocks while Nelson had four kills and AU hit .304.
- A small early deficit was quickly turned around and AU won a tightly played third set 25-23.
- Zukley and Nelson each had five kills in the final set win.

Spartan Leaders
Kills: SJ Nelson (17) 
Assists: Logan Brouwer (31)
Blocks: Soloman Dail (7) 
Aces: Connor Carroll (2)
Digs: SJ Nelson (10)

Up Next
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Saturday, March 28 when they host Edgewood University with opening serve slated for 12:00 p.m. In Thornton Gymnasium.
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