FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's volleyball (4-6, 0-0 NACC) stayed perfect at home defeating North Park 25-16, 25-22, 25-22.
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- Marian opened with an 8-6 lead and then went on a 9-2 run to build a comfortable 17-8 advantage.
- The Vikings were able to trim that deficit to 21-15 before Marian finished the set scoring four of the final five points.
- North Park scored the first four points of the second set and brought that lead out to 15-12.
- Marian was able to score four straight and eventually led 17-16, but the Vikings responded with five straight to lead 21-17.
- The momentum swung once more as Marian scored seven unanswered points to end the set.
- The Vikings once again had a slim 11-9 lead to start the third before Marian scored five straight to lead by three.
- NPU eventually took the lead back at 19-18 but another run of four unanswered points gave the Sabres the lead for good.
- The two sides traded points the rest of the way with a kill from sophomore Adrian Calderon-Castro sealing the sweep.
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- Marian had a 36-26 advantage for kills and 37-23 edge for digs.
- The Sabres took advantage of 15 NPU service errors, seven of which came in the first set.
- Marian had 12 kills in all three sets and limited the Vikings to only five in the first set.
- This is the third sweep of the season for Marian.
- Marian is now 3-2 all-time against North Park having taken the last three match-ups.
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Thursday, February 12
Rock Island, Ill.
7 p.m. |