FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's volleyball (8-4, 1-0 NACC) easily defeated Wittenberg and Wabash in straight sets in non-conference action.

 

• The Sabres dominated at the net in the opening match of the day defeating Wittenberg 25-22, 25-18, and 25-22.
• The two sides were tied 17-17 to open the match but a quick three unanswered from Marian proved to be enough.
• The second set went back-and-forth with Wittenberg eventually leading 13-11. 
• The Sabres then went on a 9-3 run to go ahead 20-16.
• Marian would close out the set with four unanswered points as well.
• Marian jumped out to a 10-5 lead to open the third and built its lead to as large as 18-11 to secure the sweep.

• Marian then dominated on the offensive end in the second match of the day to defeat Wabash 25-19, 25-22, and 25-16.
• The two squads opened the match tied at 7-7 but a 6-3 run from the Sabres later in the set allowed Marian to pull away.
• Similarly, Marian led 15-14 in the second set before going on a 6-1 run to pull ahead at 21-16.
• The Sabres then used a quick start jumping out to an 8-1 lead to easily secure a sweep.

 

• Marian finished with a .287 hitting percentage for the match with each team recording 36 kills.
• The Sabre defense had 12 blocks and 36 digs.
• Marian improves to 7-0 against Wittenberg all-time.

•  The Sabres hit .300 for the match with at least 11 kills in each set.
• Marian finished with a 40-27 advantage in kills.
• The Sabres are now 2-0 all-time againts the Little Giants.

   

Junior Derek Wills had 28 kills between the two matches with just two errors.  He also had 11 digs and two service aces on the day.	Senior Cam Muller recorded 20 kills on the day with three blocks against Wittenberg.	Freshman Ayja Miller had 65 assists between the two matches and had nine digs and four blocks against Wittenberg.