Aurora University Athletics

The Aurora University women's volleyball team swept a pair of matches at Wheaton College on Saturday afternoon, defeating Central College 3-2 (25-9, 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-12) and Saint Mary's College (Ind.) 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-17).


MATCH ONE SCORE: Aurora University 3, Central College 2 (25-9, 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-12)
MATCH TWO SCORE: Aurora University 3, Saint Mary's College (Ind) 0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-17)
LOCATION: Wheaton, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 11-2 overall


MATCH ONE:
- The Spartans dominated the opening set, rolling to a 25-9 win.
- AU hit .371 in the set with Izabella Kowalczyk hammering down seven kills.
- The second set found the Spartans fall behind early before rallying back and tying the score 21-21.
- AU would drop the second set 25-23.
- Trinity Nelson had 16 assists in the second set.
- The third set saw AU fall 25-19 and trail the match 2-1.
- The Spartans regained their momentum in the fourth set, leading the entire frame and drawing even on the match with a 25-20 win.
- Trinity Nelson added 15 more assists with five kills from Sophie Knazur.
- The winner take all fifth set was a nail-biter with the teams trading leads and AU being behind 12-9.
- Two Kowalczyk kills and an ace from Katie Brisk tied the score before three attack errors by Central clinched the game for the Spartans 15-12.

MATCH TWO
- The Spartans carried their first match victory momentum into the second, winning set one 25-15.
- Alissa Hulst and Izzie Rysanek each had four kills in the set one win.
- AU trailed the second set before a midpoint rally found the Spartans in the lead and would win 25-23.
- Nelson had 11 assists with five kills from Katelyn Ruse.
- The third set was all Spartans as they coasted to a 25-17 win.
- Ruse (five kills) and Nelson (11 assists) led the way for the Spartans.


MATCH ONE
KILLS: Izabella Kowalczyk (23), Katelyn Ruse (12) and Peyton Darguzis (11)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (54) 
DIGS: Katie Brisk (30), Trinity Nelson (16) and Payton Schaefer (15) 
ACES: Marie Reichman, Katie Brisk and Trinity Nelson (2)
BLOCKS: Peyton Darguzis (2)

MATCH TWO
KILLS: Katelyn Ruse (13)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (33) 
DIGS: Katie Brisk (20) 
ACES: Katie Brisk (2)
BLOCKS: Peyton Darguzis and Sophie Knazur (5)


Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes Wednesday, September 23 when they travel to Illinois Institute of Technology. Opening serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.