Friday, February 23
St. Charles, MO
8 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Lindenwood University
The 15th Ranked Mastodons Travel to Lindenwood and Quincy
2/22/2018 12:53:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - No. 15 Fort Wayne hits the road for a pair of MIVA matches at Lindenwood and Quincy on Friday and Saturday.
Gameday Information vs. Lindenwood
WHEN: Friday, February 23 | 8 p.m. EST
WHERE: Saint Charles, Mo. | Hyland Arena
LIVE STATS: sidearmstats.com/lindenwood/mvball
LIVE VIDEO: themiaanetwork.com/lindenwoodlions
SERIES HISTORY: Lindenwood leads 6-5
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne 1, Lindenwood 3 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-17) | March 31, 2017 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Gameday Information vs. Quincy
WHEN: Saturday, February 24 | 8:30 p.m. EST
WHERE: Quincy, Ill. | Pepsi Arena
LIVE STATS: sidearmstats.com/quincy/mvball
SERIES HISTORY: Fort Wayne leads 44-7
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne 2, Quincy 3 (21-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11) | April 1, 2017 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Scouting Fort Wayne (9-4,1-3 MIVA)
Fort Wayne hits the road with a 9-4, 1-3 MIVA record having dropped its last three matches, all to top 10 MIVA foes. Pelegrin Vargas continues to lead the Mastodons with 174 kills on the year and Colton Stone is leading with 16 aces. Michael Keegan is leading in digs (88) and assists (392), and Richie Diedrich is leading in blocks with 47.
Scouting Lindenwood (6-7, 1-4 MIVA)
Lindenwood enters the weekend with a 6-7, 1-4 MIVA record, and the Lions have lost their last four matches. The Lions' only MIVA win came in a 3-1 fashion over Quincy. In their four conference losses, they did not win a set. Lindenwood is first in the conference in opponent hitting percentage, holding its foes to a .191 average. Ryan Vorderer is leading the league in digs per set.
Scouting Quincy (8-7, 0-5 MIVA)
Quincy will welcome Fort Wayne after taking on Ball State on Friday. The Hawks hold a 8-7, 0-5 MIVA record, and a 4-1 record at home. The Hawks have been on the road for the last four matches, which were to the same four opponents that Fort Wayne has played in the MIVA. Quincy is second in the conference in aces per set.
I Know You Guys
Junior Kolbie Knorr will return to Quincy, Illinois to play his former squad on Saturday (Feb. 24). Knorr played 24 matches in 2017 for the Hawks and had 11 digs in each of the matches against Fort Wayne.
Career Night
Sophomore Pelegrin Vargas had a career-high 24 kills against Loyola on Feb. 16. Vargas' kill breakdown in the match by set was seven, three, seven, five and two. This is the most kills in a MIVA match this season by any individual. His previous career-high was 22 in a five-set win at Quincy in 2017. That was the match prior to his last match of 2017 before falling to injury.
Victory Won't Wait For the Nation That's Late
Fort Wayne has four more wins than last season, just 11 matches through the year. This is the most improved in the nation from the 2017 season to this season. Only three programs in the country have matched or passed their win totals from 2017 through this point in the 2018 season. Quincy and Lindenwood are the other two programs that have done so. Both have one more win in 2018 than in 2017.
Double Trouble
Michael Keegan has four double-doubles on the season after a 47 assist/12 dig performance against No. 6 Loyola at home. He pushed his career double-double total to 12, with nine of them coming on the road.
AVCA Top 15 'Dons
Fort Wayne moved into the AVCA Top 15 Coaches Poll on January 29, coming in at No. 15. The Mastodons were ranked for the first time since April 20, 2015, which was also a spot at No. 15. In the most recent poll, the Mastodons were ranked 15th.
Bringing Out the Brooms
Six of Fort Wayne's nine victories so far this season have been sweeps. The Mastodons only dropped one set in January in a 3-1 win over Harvard.
In the Rankings...
Michael Keegan is eighth in the country and third in the MIVA in assists per set with 10.08. Tomas Gago is 10th in the nation and third in the MIVA in blocks per set with 1.15. Pelegrin Vargas is eighth in the country and second in the MIVA with 3.78 kills per set.
Seeking 600
Fort Wayne is only six wins short of reaching 600 program victories. The 500th win came in 2011 by way of a 3-0 win over Carthage.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons fell to No. 8 Lewis in straight sets at home after going to five sets with No. 6 Loyola.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons will return home for a pair of nonconference matches against Alderson Broaddus and Loras on March 2 and 3 at 7 and 3 p.m. respectively.
Gameday Information vs. Lindenwood
WHEN: Friday, February 23 | 8 p.m. EST
WHERE: Saint Charles, Mo. | Hyland Arena
LIVE STATS: sidearmstats.com/lindenwood/mvball
LIVE VIDEO: themiaanetwork.com/lindenwoodlions
SERIES HISTORY: Lindenwood leads 6-5
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne 1, Lindenwood 3 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-17) | March 31, 2017 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Gameday Information vs. Quincy
WHEN: Saturday, February 24 | 8:30 p.m. EST
WHERE: Quincy, Ill. | Pepsi Arena
LIVE STATS: sidearmstats.com/quincy/mvball
SERIES HISTORY: Fort Wayne leads 44-7
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne 2, Quincy 3 (21-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 15-11) | April 1, 2017 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Scouting Fort Wayne (9-4,1-3 MIVA)
Fort Wayne hits the road with a 9-4, 1-3 MIVA record having dropped its last three matches, all to top 10 MIVA foes. Pelegrin Vargas continues to lead the Mastodons with 174 kills on the year and Colton Stone is leading with 16 aces. Michael Keegan is leading in digs (88) and assists (392), and Richie Diedrich is leading in blocks with 47.
Scouting Lindenwood (6-7, 1-4 MIVA)
Lindenwood enters the weekend with a 6-7, 1-4 MIVA record, and the Lions have lost their last four matches. The Lions' only MIVA win came in a 3-1 fashion over Quincy. In their four conference losses, they did not win a set. Lindenwood is first in the conference in opponent hitting percentage, holding its foes to a .191 average. Ryan Vorderer is leading the league in digs per set.
Scouting Quincy (8-7, 0-5 MIVA)
Quincy will welcome Fort Wayne after taking on Ball State on Friday. The Hawks hold a 8-7, 0-5 MIVA record, and a 4-1 record at home. The Hawks have been on the road for the last four matches, which were to the same four opponents that Fort Wayne has played in the MIVA. Quincy is second in the conference in aces per set.
I Know You Guys
Junior Kolbie Knorr will return to Quincy, Illinois to play his former squad on Saturday (Feb. 24). Knorr played 24 matches in 2017 for the Hawks and had 11 digs in each of the matches against Fort Wayne.
Career Night
Sophomore Pelegrin Vargas had a career-high 24 kills against Loyola on Feb. 16. Vargas' kill breakdown in the match by set was seven, three, seven, five and two. This is the most kills in a MIVA match this season by any individual. His previous career-high was 22 in a five-set win at Quincy in 2017. That was the match prior to his last match of 2017 before falling to injury.
Victory Won't Wait For the Nation That's Late
Fort Wayne has four more wins than last season, just 11 matches through the year. This is the most improved in the nation from the 2017 season to this season. Only three programs in the country have matched or passed their win totals from 2017 through this point in the 2018 season. Quincy and Lindenwood are the other two programs that have done so. Both have one more win in 2018 than in 2017.
Double Trouble
Michael Keegan has four double-doubles on the season after a 47 assist/12 dig performance against No. 6 Loyola at home. He pushed his career double-double total to 12, with nine of them coming on the road.
AVCA Top 15 'Dons
Fort Wayne moved into the AVCA Top 15 Coaches Poll on January 29, coming in at No. 15. The Mastodons were ranked for the first time since April 20, 2015, which was also a spot at No. 15. In the most recent poll, the Mastodons were ranked 15th.
Bringing Out the Brooms
Six of Fort Wayne's nine victories so far this season have been sweeps. The Mastodons only dropped one set in January in a 3-1 win over Harvard.
In the Rankings...
Michael Keegan is eighth in the country and third in the MIVA in assists per set with 10.08. Tomas Gago is 10th in the nation and third in the MIVA in blocks per set with 1.15. Pelegrin Vargas is eighth in the country and second in the MIVA with 3.78 kills per set.
Seeking 600
Fort Wayne is only six wins short of reaching 600 program victories. The 500th win came in 2011 by way of a 3-0 win over Carthage.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons fell to No. 8 Lewis in straight sets at home after going to five sets with No. 6 Loyola.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons will return home for a pair of nonconference matches against Alderson Broaddus and Loras on March 2 and 3 at 7 and 3 p.m. respectively.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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