Men's Volleyball at Aurora And No. 5 Benedictine Preview

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men’s volleyball team returns to action this weekend for three matches.

Photo credit: Sports Information Graduate Assistant, Kylie Lang Elbin
Photo credit: Sports Information Graduate Assistant, Kylie Lang Elbin
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January 24, 2020

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team returns to action this weekend for three matches.

Fontbonne (0-5) at Aurora (2-0)

When: January 25th, 2020

Location: Aurora, Ill.

Time: 2 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Live Stats: HERE

 

Fontbonne (0-5) vs. Augustana (2-2)

When: January 25th, 2020

Location: Aurora, Ill.

Time: 4 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Live Stats: HERE

 

Fontbonne (0-5) at No. 5 Benedictine (2-1)

When: January 26th, 2020

Location: Lisle, Ill.

Time: 12 p.m.

Live Video: HERE

Live Stats: HERE

A Look At The Griffins

  • The Griffins are in search of its first win after falling in straight sets against NAIA No. 4-ranked Missouri Baptist on Wednesday.
  • On the year, the Griffins are averaging 8.94 kills per set and own a .094 hitting percentage.
  • Cameron Graves leads with a team-high 42 kills and a .123 hitting percentage. Braden Woolsey is up to 29 kills and a team-high .217 hitting percentage, while Nate Paasch has put down 24 kills thus far.
  • Setter Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell averages 7.75 assists per set.
  • Defensively, Zach Rothstein, who became the all-time digs leader at Fontbonne against Missouri Baptist with 962, leads with a team-high 34 digs thus far.

A Look At The Aurora Spartans

  • The Spartans improved to 2-0 on the season after coming away with a five-set win over North Central College on Thursday.
  • The team finished with a .252 hitting percentage and 18 block assists.
  • Individually, Thomas Kovanic posted a team-high 19 kills.
  • On the season, they're slamming down 11.11 kills per set on a .219 hitting percentage.
  • Kovanic leads with a team-high 32 kills and .254 hitting percentage.
  • Setter James Karwin averages 8.56 assists per set and leads them defensively with 23 digs.
  • At the net, the Spartans rank ninth nationally with 2.22 blocks per set.

A Look At The Augustana Vikings

  • The Vikings are coming off a 2-2 showing at the Wittenberg Jim Coleman Invite. The team fell in four sets against No. 12 Juniata and (RV) Lancaster Bible. The team did earn a four-set victory over No. 11 Southern Virginia and host Wittenberg.
  • Thus far, the Vikings totaled 12.38 kills per set and a .154 hitting percentage.
  • Luis Zavala paces the offense with 44 kills and a .375 hitting percentage. He's also tied for a team-high with 10 blocks.
  • Jason Szara (36), Ryan Hirschel (32), and Dillan Baum (30) each are at or over 30 kills thus far.
  • Setter Sanchit Khaitan averages a team-high 6.25 assists per set.
  • Matthew Schiferl averages a team-best 2.94 digs per set.

A Look At The No. 5 Benedictine Ravens

  • The Ravens went 2-1 at the Clash at Kean. They opened with a sweep past host Kean and followed that up with a four-set victory over No. 10 Arcadia. The team closed out the invite against No. 1 SUNY New Paltz and fell in five sets.
  • Against No. 1 New Paltz, the Ravens posted 51 kills and a .263 hitting percentage. Defensively, they came away with 12 block assists and 38 digs.
  • Nick Malak led offensively with 12 kills, while Mike LeGros and John Davis tied with 11 kills each.
  • Overall, Malak leads with 45 kills, Davis has 33 kills and LeGros has 17.

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