Friday, March 17
Phoenix, Ariz.
9 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Grand Canyon
Fort Wayne Men's Volleyball Visits Grand Canyon
3/16/2017 11:38:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
PHOENIX - The Fort Wayne men's volleyball team visits the Grand Canyon Antelopes on Friday and Saturday (March 17-18) for a pair of MIVA matches at the Antelope Gymnasium. The Antelopes are receiving votes in the most recent AVCA Top 15 Poll.
Gameday Information vs. Grand Canyon
WHO: (RV) Grand Canyon Antelopes
WHEN: Friday, March 17 | Saturday, March 18 | 9 p.m. EST
WHERE: Phoenix, Ariz. | Antelope Gymnasium
LIVE STATS: Friday | Saturday
LIVE VIDEO: Friday | Saturday
SERIES HISTORY: Fort Wayne leads 10-6
LAST MEETING: March 19, 2016 | Fort Wayne 0, Grand Canyon 3 (21-25, 21-25, 22-25) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Scouting Fort Wayne
Coach: Ryan "Rock" Perrotte | Second Season (15-34)
Kills: 889 | Pelegrin Vargas (232)
Assists: 833 | Michael Keegan (689)
Digs: 646 | Michael Keegan (122)
Blocks: 141.5 | Graydon Schroeder (61)
Aces: 65 | Colton Stone (20)
Attack %: .215 | Michael Keegan (.366)
Fort Wayne enters the weekend 5-15, 2-6 MIVA, and is coming off a four-set loss to NAIA No. 6 Lourdes. The Mastodons are on a two-match losing skid, but have wins over Quincy and McKendree to their credit in MIVA play. The 'Dons split its matches with Grand Canyon last season, taking a five setter in the first match and falling in three in the second.
Scouting Grand Canyon
Coach: Matt Werle
Kills: 924 | Shalev Saada (168)
Assists: 875 | Michael Milstein (671)
Digs: 668 | Sky Engleman (170)
Blocks: 189.0 | Ashton King (77.0)
Aces: 82 | Drake Silbernagel (23)
Attack %: .250 | Drake Silbernagel (.384)
Grand Canyon comes into the weekend 12-8, 8-4 MIVA with wins over Lindenwood (twice), Lewis, Quincy (twice), Ball State and McKendree (four and five sets). Two of the Antelopes' four MIVA losses came against the Ohio State Buckeyes, who they took to four and five sets. The Lopes only have one loss to an unranked team, and that came from California Baptist in straight sets.
Double Trouble
Michael Keegan is riding a four-match streak of double-doubles. Keegan had 39 assists and 12 digs at Lewis, 43 and 10 at Quincy, 45 and 11 at Lindenwood and 48 and 10 at Lourdes. The last time a Fort Wayne player had four straight double-doubles since Matt Zbyszewski had four straight in April of 2005. If Keegan has a double-double in his next match, he will be the first Mastodon to have five in a row, given available records. Keegan also had a double-double at Harvard, making his season total five.
MIVA WIN No. 250
With Fort Wayne's 3-2 victory over Quincy on Friday (Feb. 24), the 'Dons reached its 250th program win in MIVA competition. Fort Wayne earned its second MIVA win of the year, its fifth under coach Ryan "Rock" Perrotte.
MIVA Standout
Middle blocker Kyle Fitzgerald has led the Mastodons through MIVA play, recording 20 kills in 46 attempts for a .391 percentage.
Five Set 'Dons
Fort Wayne has gone into five sets on five different occasions this season. The 'Dons took Saint Francis, McKendree, No. 11 Ball State, Quincy and Lindenwood to five sets. Fort Wayne is 2-3 in such matches. Additionally, the 'Dons have pushed three of these fifth sets to extra points (McKendree, Quincy and Lindenwood), in which they are 2-1.
Extra Point Sets
The 'Dons have gone into extra points in 14 sets throughout the season, including three sets at Quincy and the final set at Lindenwood in the same weekend (Feb. 24-25).
Last Time Out
Fort Wayne fell at Lourdes in four sets (25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 29-27) on Wednesday, March 1. Colton Stone led the team in kills and digs with 24 and 16, respectively. Both of these clips were single-match season-highs for the Mastodons.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons complete their nine-match road stretch with matches at No. 2 Ohio State and McKendree on Thursday and Saturday (March 23, 25). The Mastodons fell to OSU in three sets and topped McKendree in five sets earlier in the season.
Gameday Information vs. Grand Canyon
WHO: (RV) Grand Canyon Antelopes
WHEN: Friday, March 17 | Saturday, March 18 | 9 p.m. EST
WHERE: Phoenix, Ariz. | Antelope Gymnasium
LIVE STATS: Friday | Saturday
LIVE VIDEO: Friday | Saturday
SERIES HISTORY: Fort Wayne leads 10-6
LAST MEETING: March 19, 2016 | Fort Wayne 0, Grand Canyon 3 (21-25, 21-25, 22-25) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Scouting Fort Wayne
Coach: Ryan "Rock" Perrotte | Second Season (15-34)
Kills: 889 | Pelegrin Vargas (232)
Assists: 833 | Michael Keegan (689)
Digs: 646 | Michael Keegan (122)
Blocks: 141.5 | Graydon Schroeder (61)
Aces: 65 | Colton Stone (20)
Attack %: .215 | Michael Keegan (.366)
Fort Wayne enters the weekend 5-15, 2-6 MIVA, and is coming off a four-set loss to NAIA No. 6 Lourdes. The Mastodons are on a two-match losing skid, but have wins over Quincy and McKendree to their credit in MIVA play. The 'Dons split its matches with Grand Canyon last season, taking a five setter in the first match and falling in three in the second.
Scouting Grand Canyon
Coach: Matt Werle
Kills: 924 | Shalev Saada (168)
Assists: 875 | Michael Milstein (671)
Digs: 668 | Sky Engleman (170)
Blocks: 189.0 | Ashton King (77.0)
Aces: 82 | Drake Silbernagel (23)
Attack %: .250 | Drake Silbernagel (.384)
Grand Canyon comes into the weekend 12-8, 8-4 MIVA with wins over Lindenwood (twice), Lewis, Quincy (twice), Ball State and McKendree (four and five sets). Two of the Antelopes' four MIVA losses came against the Ohio State Buckeyes, who they took to four and five sets. The Lopes only have one loss to an unranked team, and that came from California Baptist in straight sets.
Double Trouble
Michael Keegan is riding a four-match streak of double-doubles. Keegan had 39 assists and 12 digs at Lewis, 43 and 10 at Quincy, 45 and 11 at Lindenwood and 48 and 10 at Lourdes. The last time a Fort Wayne player had four straight double-doubles since Matt Zbyszewski had four straight in April of 2005. If Keegan has a double-double in his next match, he will be the first Mastodon to have five in a row, given available records. Keegan also had a double-double at Harvard, making his season total five.
MIVA WIN No. 250
With Fort Wayne's 3-2 victory over Quincy on Friday (Feb. 24), the 'Dons reached its 250th program win in MIVA competition. Fort Wayne earned its second MIVA win of the year, its fifth under coach Ryan "Rock" Perrotte.
MIVA Standout
Middle blocker Kyle Fitzgerald has led the Mastodons through MIVA play, recording 20 kills in 46 attempts for a .391 percentage.
Five Set 'Dons
Fort Wayne has gone into five sets on five different occasions this season. The 'Dons took Saint Francis, McKendree, No. 11 Ball State, Quincy and Lindenwood to five sets. Fort Wayne is 2-3 in such matches. Additionally, the 'Dons have pushed three of these fifth sets to extra points (McKendree, Quincy and Lindenwood), in which they are 2-1.
Extra Point Sets
The 'Dons have gone into extra points in 14 sets throughout the season, including three sets at Quincy and the final set at Lindenwood in the same weekend (Feb. 24-25).
Last Time Out
Fort Wayne fell at Lourdes in four sets (25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 29-27) on Wednesday, March 1. Colton Stone led the team in kills and digs with 24 and 16, respectively. Both of these clips were single-match season-highs for the Mastodons.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons complete their nine-match road stretch with matches at No. 2 Ohio State and McKendree on Thursday and Saturday (March 23, 25). The Mastodons fell to OSU in three sets and topped McKendree in five sets earlier in the season.
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