Friday, March 30
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Quincy
Men's Volleyball Hosts Quincy and Lindenwood
3/29/2018 9:08:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Fort Wayne men's volleyball team will play host to the Quincy Hawks and Lindenwood Lions this weekend (March 30-31).
Gameday Information vs. Quincy
WHEN: Friday, March 30 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court
LIVE STATS: gomastodons.com/stats
LIVE VIDEO: gomastodons.com/watch
LIVE AUDIO: gomastodons.com/listen
Play-by-Play: Mike Maahs
SERIES HISTORY: Fort Wayne leads 45-7
LAST MEETING: No. 15 Fort Wayne 3, Quincy 2 (25-16, 23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-9) | Feb. 24, 2018 | Quincy, Ill.
Gameday Information vs. Lindenwood
WHEN: Saturday, March 31 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court
LIVE STATS: gomastodons.com/stats
LIVE VIDEO: gomastodons.com/watch
LIVE AUDIO: gomastodons.com/listen
Play-by-Play: Mike Maahs
SERIES HISTORY: Series tied 6-6
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne 3, Lindenwood 2 (21-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-23, 15-13) | Feb. 23, 2018 | Saint Charles, Mo.
Scouting Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne enters the week with a 15-9, 3-7 record, coming off two losses at Lewis and Loyola. Pelegrin Vargas leads the team and conference in kills per set.
Scouting Quincy
Quincy is 12-14, 0-10 MIVA, and holds one of the most improved records from the 2017 season in Division I/II. Anthony Winter leads with 3.25 kills per set.
Scouting Lindenwood
Lindenwood is 8-12, 2-8 MIVA, and will play Ball State before coming to Fort Wayne. Lindenwood's two wins in MIVA play came over Quincy. The Lions are led by four different offensive options that all have between 132 and 136 kills for the season.
MIVA Leader
Pelegrin Vargas currently leads the MIVA in kills per set with 3.71. He passed Ryan Coenen of Lewis to take the lead after 20 kills in six sets over the weekend in Chicago.
Dig Your Heels In
Junior transfer Kolbie Knorr had a career-high 21 digs in his return to his former institution, Quincy on Feb. 24. This is the most digs in a match by any player in the MIVA this season. Knorr's 21 digs was only two short of the Fort Wayne single-match record of 23, which was set by Mike Morici in 2005 at Quincy and matched by Luis Bertran in 2015 at Limestone. Knorr had seven of his digs in the fifth set against the Hawks. The 21 digs in a single match is the most by a MIVA player this season.
Double Trouble
Michael Keegan has eight double-doubles on the season after a 24 assist/13 dig performance at No. 10 Lewis. His eight double-doubles ties him for the most in a single season in the rally scoring era. C.J. Macias had eight in 2006. Keegan pushed his career double-double total to 16, with 12 of them coming on the road.
Career Night
Sophomore Pelegrin Vargas matched his career-high 24 kills in the five-set loss to Ball State on March 14. This is the most kills in a MIVA match this season by any individual, and Vargas has done it twice. Vargas also had a career-high 15 digs against the Cardinals, which surpassed his previous high of 11.
That third Set Though...
Fort Wayne hit .708 in the third set against Ball State on Wednesday (March 15), which is the highest single-set clip since January 4, 2014, when the Mastodons hit .739 in the third set of a four-set defeat of Cal Baptist. The 'Dons only had two errors in Wednesday's third set, tallying up 19 kills. Pelegrin Vargas had eight kills on nine swings, while Tony Price and Richie Diedrich were perfect with four and two kills respectively.
On that UC Irvine Win...
Fort Wayne defeated No. 3 UC Irvine on Wednesday, March 7, which was the first top-five win for the program since 2007 when the Mastodons topped No. 1 Pepperdine in the national semifinal. It was the ninth top-five win in program history. The Mastodons topped the Anteaters despite being out-blocked 22.5-7. Irvine's 22.5 blocks was the most in a single match by any team this season. This was also the Mastodons' first win over a ranked team this season.
Attaining 600
With a 3-0 sweep over No. 14 Concordia Irvine, the Mastodons reached 600 program victories. Fort Wayne is the only program that began in 1980 or later that has eclipsed this threshold. The 500th win came in 2011 by way of a 3-0 win over Carthage.
There's Gonna Be So Much Winning
Fort Wayne has 10 more wins than last season. This is the most improved in the nation from the 2017 season to this season.
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.
Last Time Out
Fort Wayne dropped a three-set match at Loyola. Pelegrin Vargas had 12 kills to pace the Mastodons' offense.
Next Time Up
Fort Wayne will conclude the regular season with two final MIVA matches at home. Ohio State and McKendree will come to Arnie Ball Court, as the Mastodons will look to determine their seeding for the MIVA Tournament. Saturday's (March 31) match against McKendree will serve as Senior Night for the lone Mastodon senior Jack Carlson.
Gameday Information vs. Quincy
WHEN: Friday, March 30 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court
LIVE STATS: gomastodons.com/stats
LIVE VIDEO: gomastodons.com/watch
LIVE AUDIO: gomastodons.com/listen
Play-by-Play: Mike Maahs
SERIES HISTORY: Fort Wayne leads 45-7
LAST MEETING: No. 15 Fort Wayne 3, Quincy 2 (25-16, 23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-9) | Feb. 24, 2018 | Quincy, Ill.
Gameday Information vs. Lindenwood
WHEN: Saturday, March 31 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court
LIVE STATS: gomastodons.com/stats
LIVE VIDEO: gomastodons.com/watch
LIVE AUDIO: gomastodons.com/listen
Play-by-Play: Mike Maahs
SERIES HISTORY: Series tied 6-6
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne 3, Lindenwood 2 (21-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-23, 15-13) | Feb. 23, 2018 | Saint Charles, Mo.
Scouting Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne enters the week with a 15-9, 3-7 record, coming off two losses at Lewis and Loyola. Pelegrin Vargas leads the team and conference in kills per set.
Scouting Quincy
Quincy is 12-14, 0-10 MIVA, and holds one of the most improved records from the 2017 season in Division I/II. Anthony Winter leads with 3.25 kills per set.
Scouting Lindenwood
Lindenwood is 8-12, 2-8 MIVA, and will play Ball State before coming to Fort Wayne. Lindenwood's two wins in MIVA play came over Quincy. The Lions are led by four different offensive options that all have between 132 and 136 kills for the season.
MIVA Leader
Pelegrin Vargas currently leads the MIVA in kills per set with 3.71. He passed Ryan Coenen of Lewis to take the lead after 20 kills in six sets over the weekend in Chicago.
Dig Your Heels In
Junior transfer Kolbie Knorr had a career-high 21 digs in his return to his former institution, Quincy on Feb. 24. This is the most digs in a match by any player in the MIVA this season. Knorr's 21 digs was only two short of the Fort Wayne single-match record of 23, which was set by Mike Morici in 2005 at Quincy and matched by Luis Bertran in 2015 at Limestone. Knorr had seven of his digs in the fifth set against the Hawks. The 21 digs in a single match is the most by a MIVA player this season.
Double Trouble
Michael Keegan has eight double-doubles on the season after a 24 assist/13 dig performance at No. 10 Lewis. His eight double-doubles ties him for the most in a single season in the rally scoring era. C.J. Macias had eight in 2006. Keegan pushed his career double-double total to 16, with 12 of them coming on the road.
Career Night
Sophomore Pelegrin Vargas matched his career-high 24 kills in the five-set loss to Ball State on March 14. This is the most kills in a MIVA match this season by any individual, and Vargas has done it twice. Vargas also had a career-high 15 digs against the Cardinals, which surpassed his previous high of 11.
That third Set Though...
Fort Wayne hit .708 in the third set against Ball State on Wednesday (March 15), which is the highest single-set clip since January 4, 2014, when the Mastodons hit .739 in the third set of a four-set defeat of Cal Baptist. The 'Dons only had two errors in Wednesday's third set, tallying up 19 kills. Pelegrin Vargas had eight kills on nine swings, while Tony Price and Richie Diedrich were perfect with four and two kills respectively.
On that UC Irvine Win...
Fort Wayne defeated No. 3 UC Irvine on Wednesday, March 7, which was the first top-five win for the program since 2007 when the Mastodons topped No. 1 Pepperdine in the national semifinal. It was the ninth top-five win in program history. The Mastodons topped the Anteaters despite being out-blocked 22.5-7. Irvine's 22.5 blocks was the most in a single match by any team this season. This was also the Mastodons' first win over a ranked team this season.
Attaining 600
With a 3-0 sweep over No. 14 Concordia Irvine, the Mastodons reached 600 program victories. Fort Wayne is the only program that began in 1980 or later that has eclipsed this threshold. The 500th win came in 2011 by way of a 3-0 win over Carthage.
There's Gonna Be So Much Winning
Fort Wayne has 10 more wins than last season. This is the most improved in the nation from the 2017 season to this season.
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.
Last Time Out
Fort Wayne dropped a three-set match at Loyola. Pelegrin Vargas had 12 kills to pace the Mastodons' offense.
Next Time Up
Fort Wayne will conclude the regular season with two final MIVA matches at home. Ohio State and McKendree will come to Arnie Ball Court, as the Mastodons will look to determine their seeding for the MIVA Tournament. Saturday's (March 31) match against McKendree will serve as Senior Night for the lone Mastodon senior Jack Carlson.
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