Game 1
Game 2

Simpson SIMPSON 0-1

Marian MARIAN 1-0, 0-0 NACC

Simpson SIMPSON

0-1

Final

Jan. 18, 2025

Marian MARIAN

1-0, 0-0 NACC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Simpson SIMPSON	14	16	20	(0)
Marian MARIAN	25	25	25	(3)

UW-Stevens Point UWSP 1-1

Marian MARIAN 2-0, 0-0 NACC

UW-Stevens Point UWSP

1-1

Final

Jan. 18, 2025

Marian MARIAN

2-0, 0-0 NACC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
UW-Stevens Point UWSP	18	19	25	25	9	(2)
Marian MARIAN	25	25	22	22	15	(3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 1/18/2025 5:05:00 PM

Marian men's volleyball opens season with two wins

FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's volleyball (2-0, 0-0 NACC) defeated Simpson in straight sets and UW-Stevens Point in five sets to open the season.

MARIAN VS. SIMPSON (W - 25-14, 25-16, 25-20)

The Sabres jumped out to an early 8-4 lead and pulled away in the opening set with an 8-1 run.
The second set was closer, opening with a 9-9 draw.
Marian then went on an 8-2 spurt to build a six-point lead.
The Storm managed to cut that deficit to three before Marian ended the set with six straight points.
Using that momentum, Marian opened the third with a 6-1 advantage.
Simpson was able to hang tight the remainder of the set but couldn't rally to force a fourth

MARIAN VS. UW-STEVENS POINT (W - 25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 15-9)

Marian had a strong start to match two and were able to hold off the Pointers in a five-set thriller.
UWSP opened the first set with an 8-7 lead only for Marian to score seven straight points to lead by six.
The Sabres built their lead to as large as eight before taking the set 2-18.
The Pointers once again had an early lead to open the second at 12-10 but Marian rallied with an 8-2 spurt to lead by four.
A quick 5-2 run shortly after gave Marian a 2-0 advantage.
The third set saw the roles reverse as Marian started with a 17-14 lead only for UWSP to score five straight points.
The Sabres were able to tie the set at 20-20 before three straight points helped the Pointers keep the match alive.
The largest lead for the fourth was a meager three points in the early going of set four leading to a 19-19 stalemate.
The Pointers were able to score four straight to take the lead and managed to force a fifth on its third set-point chance.
Both teams continued to go point-for-point with Marian taking an 8-5 lead into the turn.
UWSP would only trail 11-9 before the Sabres were able to close the match out with four straight points.

VS. SIMPSON

Marian held a 35-20 edge for kills and 47-36 advantage for digs.
The Sabre offense hit .500 in the opening set and finished he match at .276.
Defensively, Marian held Simpson to .045 hitting and had four blocks.
This was the first meeting between the two schools.

VS. UW-STEVENS POINT

Marian finished with a 57-49 edge in kills and 58-52 advantage for digs.
The Pointers were limited to .084 hitting for the match and hit -.080 in the fifth set.
The Sabre offense went for a .214 hitting percentage.
Marian had 18 service errors to 10 for UWSP.
The Sabres improve to 3-0 all-time against the Pointers.

	Senior Trent Goo Sun had 40 assists on the day including a double-double against UWSP with 25 assists and 10 digs. He also had a team-high nine kills and hit .533 against Simpson.
	Senior Derek Wills had 22 kills betwen the two matches with a double-double against UWSP with 13 kills and 13 digs.
	Freshman Adrian Calderon finished with a team-high 14 kills against UWSP and hit .417 in the win.