Saturday, March 14
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Lourdes
No. 14 Mastodons set to Host Lourdes
3/13/2015 8:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The 14th-ranked (American Volleyball Coaches Association) IPFW men's volleyball team is set to take on Lourdes on March 14. The match is set to being in the Gates Center at 7 p.m.
• The Mastodons are a perfect 8-0 against Great Lake Conference teams, including a win over Lourdes.
• The 'Dons are currently ranked No. 14 in the AVCA Top-15 Poll.
• Luis Bertran tied a school record at Limestone with 23 digs in a single match.
• Omar Rivera is 19 assists shy of 3,500 career assists. Rivera sits third all-time in IPFW history in career assists.
• The Mastodons will play 13 matches with teams which were ranked or received votes in the AVCA Preseason
Top-15 Poll, including two matches against defending NCAA champion Loyola-Chicago.
• Mastodon head coach Arnie Ball is in his final season wearing Blue and White before entering retirement. Ball has the third-most wins (563) among active coaches and the fifth-most overall. Ball was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2012.
Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Center (1,800)
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Series History: IPFW leads 1-0
Last Meeting: IPFW 3 | Lourdes 0 | January 25, 2013 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Luis Bertran tied a school record at Limestone with 23 digs in a single match. Bertran now has 187 digs on the year.
• Andrew Sellan has earned 19 kills in each of the past three matches and now has 261 kills on the season.
• Frank Craig paces Lourdes with 262 kills, while Amaury Miranda has earned 523 assists for the Gray Wolves. Jo'Lon Clark has recorded 24 aces for Lourdes.
• Defensively, Brad Miller has earned 181 digs, while Sean Labriola has recorded 66 blocks for Lourdes.
Quick Hitters
• IPFW enters match coming a 2-1 week in the Carolinas. The Mastodons fell to Erskine, 0-3, before topping Belmont Abbey and Limestone, each by a 3-1 score.• The Mastodons are a perfect 8-0 against Great Lake Conference teams, including a win over Lourdes.
• The 'Dons are currently ranked No. 14 in the AVCA Top-15 Poll.
• Luis Bertran tied a school record at Limestone with 23 digs in a single match.
• Omar Rivera is 19 assists shy of 3,500 career assists. Rivera sits third all-time in IPFW history in career assists.
• The Mastodons will play 13 matches with teams which were ranked or received votes in the AVCA Preseason
Top-15 Poll, including two matches against defending NCAA champion Loyola-Chicago.
• Mastodon head coach Arnie Ball is in his final season wearing Blue and White before entering retirement. Ball has the third-most wins (563) among active coaches and the fifth-most overall. Ball was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2012.
Gameday Information
Date: Saturday, March 14 | 7 p.m.Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Center (1,800)
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
Series History: IPFW leads 1-0
Last Meeting: IPFW 3 | Lourdes 0 | January 25, 2013 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Scouting the Mastodons
IPFW enters match coming a 2-1 week in the Carolinas. The Mastodons fell to Erskine, 0-3, before topping Belmont Abbey and Limestone, each by a 3-1 score.• Luis Bertran tied a school record at Limestone with 23 digs in a single match. Bertran now has 187 digs on the year.
• Andrew Sellan has earned 19 kills in each of the past three matches and now has 261 kills on the season.
All-Time Series vs. Lourdes
IPFW won the only previous meeting against Lourdes, 3-0, on January 25, 2013.Scouting the Gray Wolves
Lourdes enters the weekend on a three-match win streak, with the most recent being a sweep at Robert Morris (Ill.). The Gray Wolves are undefeated in GLC play.• Frank Craig paces Lourdes with 262 kills, while Amaury Miranda has earned 523 assists for the Gray Wolves. Jo'Lon Clark has recorded 24 aces for Lourdes.
• Defensively, Brad Miller has earned 181 digs, while Sean Labriola has recorded 66 blocks for Lourdes.
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