Saturday, March 25
Lebanon, Ill.
8 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
McKendree
Photo by: Aaron Johnson
Road Trip Comes to End When Fort Wayne Visits McKendree
3/24/2017 10:45:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
LEBANON, Ill. - The Fort Wayne men's volleyball team's nine-match road trip comes to an end with a trip to McKendree on Saturday (March 25) at 8 p.m. EST.
Gameday Information vs. McKendree
WHEN: Saturday, March 25 | 8 p.m. EST
WHERE: Lebanon, Illinois | Melvin Price Convocation Center (1,600)
LIVE STATS: McKendree Live Stats
LIVE VIDEO: McKendree Live Video
LIVE AUDIO: Fort Wayne Live Audio
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Mike Maahs
SERIES HISTORY: Fort Wayne leads 3-2
LAST MEETING: February 3, 2017 | Fort Wayne 3, McKendree 2 (17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 19-17) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Scouting Fort Wayne
Coach: Ryan "Rock" Perrotte | Second Season (15-37)
Kills: 1009 | Pelegrin Vargas (232)
Assists: 950 | Michael Keegan (779)
Digs: 726 | Michael Keegan (135)
Blocks: 158.5 | Graydon Schroeder (69)
Aces: 76 | Colton Stone (22)
Attack %: .210 | Michael Keegan (.363)
Fort Wayne enters its second matchup with McKendree 5-18, 2-9 MIVA. The 'Dons are coming off a straight-set loss to league-leading Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. In the last matchup with McKendree, the 'Dons came away with a hard-fought five-set victory at home.
Scouting McKendree
Coach: Nickie Sanlin
Kills: 1062 | Maalik Walker (230)
Assists: 1013 | Pasquale Fiduccia (908)
Digs: 735 | Zach Thompson (189)
Blocks: 173.0 | Wyatt Patterson (52)
Aces: 104 | Nolan Rueter (22)
Attack %: .248 | Wyatt Patterson (.488)
McKendree is coming into the match with Fort Wayne 8-16, 3-8 MIVA. The Bearcats are coming off a four-set victory over No. 11 Ball State. The Bearcats were on a four-match losing streak before the victory over Ball State at home. Wyatt Patterson leads the conference in hitting percentage with .489.
A Grand Outing
In Fort Wayne's second match with Grand Canyon, Nick Smalter had a career-high 29 kills. Smalter tied his previous career-high of 16 in the third set, and continued on to have the most by any MIVA player this season. Smalter finished with a .451 hitting percentage (29-6-51), while also contributing eight digs, four blocks and two service aces. This match also led the way for Smalter to earn MIVA Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
Double Trouble
Michael Keegan had a four-match streak of double-doubles this season, which had not been done since Matt Zbyszewski had four straight in April of 2005. Keegan had 39 assists and 12 digs at No. 7 Lewis, 43 and 10 at Quincy, 45 and 11 at Lindenwood and 48 and 10 at Lourdes. 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 26 kills in 55 attempts for a .418 percentage.
Five Set 'Dons
Fort Wayne has gone into five sets on six different occasions this season. The 'Dons took Saint Francis, McKendree, No. 11 Ball State, Quincy, Lindenwood and Grand Canyon to five. Fort Wayne is 2-4 in such matches. Additionally, the 'Dons have pushed three of these fifth sets to extra points (McKendree, Quincy, Lindenwood and Grand Canyon), in which they are 2-2.
Extra Point Sets
The 'Dons have gone into extra points in 16 sets throughout the season, including three sets at Quincy and the final set at Lindenwood in the same weekend (Feb. 24-25). Fort Wayne also had two extra point sets at Grand Canyon, in which they fell 30-28 and 19-17.
Last Time Out
Fort Wayne dropped a road matchup at No. 2 Ohio State in straight sets (25-11, 25-11, 25-16). Gabriel Quinones came off the bench to record 12 assists.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons return home for the first time in over a month to face Lindenwood. The 'Dons fell in five sets to the Lions in Saint Charles, Missouri. Lindenwood currently sits at eighth in the MIVA standings while the 'Dons are just ahead in seventh.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Gameday Information vs. McKendree
WHEN: Saturday, March 25 | 8 p.m. EST
WHERE: Lebanon, Illinois | Melvin Price Convocation Center (1,600)
LIVE STATS: McKendree Live Stats
LIVE VIDEO: McKendree Live Video
LIVE AUDIO: Fort Wayne Live Audio
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Mike Maahs
SERIES HISTORY: Fort Wayne leads 3-2
LAST MEETING: February 3, 2017 | Fort Wayne 3, McKendree 2 (17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 19-17) | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Scouting Fort Wayne
Coach: Ryan "Rock" Perrotte | Second Season (15-37)
Kills: 1009 | Pelegrin Vargas (232)
Assists: 950 | Michael Keegan (779)
Digs: 726 | Michael Keegan (135)
Blocks: 158.5 | Graydon Schroeder (69)
Aces: 76 | Colton Stone (22)
Attack %: .210 | Michael Keegan (.363)
Fort Wayne enters its second matchup with McKendree 5-18, 2-9 MIVA. The 'Dons are coming off a straight-set loss to league-leading Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. In the last matchup with McKendree, the 'Dons came away with a hard-fought five-set victory at home.
Scouting McKendree
Coach: Nickie Sanlin
Kills: 1062 | Maalik Walker (230)
Assists: 1013 | Pasquale Fiduccia (908)
Digs: 735 | Zach Thompson (189)
Blocks: 173.0 | Wyatt Patterson (52)
Aces: 104 | Nolan Rueter (22)
Attack %: .248 | Wyatt Patterson (.488)
McKendree is coming into the match with Fort Wayne 8-16, 3-8 MIVA. The Bearcats are coming off a four-set victory over No. 11 Ball State. The Bearcats were on a four-match losing streak before the victory over Ball State at home. Wyatt Patterson leads the conference in hitting percentage with .489.
A Grand Outing
In Fort Wayne's second match with Grand Canyon, Nick Smalter had a career-high 29 kills. Smalter tied his previous career-high of 16 in the third set, and continued on to have the most by any MIVA player this season. Smalter finished with a .451 hitting percentage (29-6-51), while also contributing eight digs, four blocks and two service aces. This match also led the way for Smalter to earn MIVA Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
Double Trouble
Michael Keegan had a four-match streak of double-doubles this season, which had not been done since Matt Zbyszewski had four straight in April of 2005. Keegan had 39 assists and 12 digs at No. 7 Lewis, 43 and 10 at Quincy, 45 and 11 at Lindenwood and 48 and 10 at Lourdes. 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 26 kills in 55 attempts for a .418 percentage.
Five Set 'Dons
Fort Wayne has gone into five sets on six different occasions this season. The 'Dons took Saint Francis, McKendree, No. 11 Ball State, Quincy, Lindenwood and Grand Canyon to five. Fort Wayne is 2-4 in such matches. Additionally, the 'Dons have pushed three of these fifth sets to extra points (McKendree, Quincy, Lindenwood and Grand Canyon), in which they are 2-2.
Extra Point Sets
The 'Dons have gone into extra points in 16 sets throughout the season, including three sets at Quincy and the final set at Lindenwood in the same weekend (Feb. 24-25). Fort Wayne also had two extra point sets at Grand Canyon, in which they fell 30-28 and 19-17.
Last Time Out
Fort Wayne dropped a road matchup at No. 2 Ohio State in straight sets (25-11, 25-11, 25-16). Gabriel Quinones came off the bench to record 12 assists.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons return home for the first time in over a month to face Lindenwood. The 'Dons fell in five sets to the Lions in Saint Charles, Missouri. Lindenwood currently sits at eighth in the MIVA standings while the 'Dons are just ahead in seventh.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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