Friday, February 12
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Quincy
Kade Bontrager
Men's Volleyball Hosts Pair of Matches Against Quincy
2/11/2021 2:15:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Sponsored by Glenbrook Dodge
GAME 1
WHEN: Friday, February 12 | 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court
LIVE STATS: Stats
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN3
SERIES HISTORY: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 48-8
LAST MEETING: L, 3-2, (25-22, 29-27, 23-25. 23-25, 11-15) | February 15, 2020 | Quincy, Ill.
GAME 2
WHEN: Saturday, February 13 | 2 p.m. ET
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court
LIVE STATS: Stats
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN3
SERIES HISTORY: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 48-8
LAST MEETING: L, 3-2, (25-22, 29-27, 23-25. 23-25, 11-15) | February 15, 2020 | Quincy, Ill.
KNOW YOUR FOE
Quincy is coming to Purdue Fort Wayne after back-to-back 3-0 losses against Loyola Chicago last weekend (Feb. 5-6). Michael Ladner finished the weekend with 16 kills and Noam Hannoun collected 16 digs. The Hawks committed 14 service errors during the second match of the weekend with zero aces.
HAWKS VS. 'DONS
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to Quincy 3-5 in Quincy, Illinois on February 15, 2020. Wilmer Hernandez recorded a career-high five aces while Frederico Santos had 14 digs. The Hawks out-hit the Mastodons .185 to .149. Omari Wheeler had 18 kills and 14 dig for Quincy.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons dropped their rematch against Ball State on Saturday (Feb. 6) at Worthen Arena 3-0. In his collegiate debut, freshman Vicente Ibarra tallied seven kills and .250 hitting. Jon Diedrich had seven kills while Pelegrin Vargas and Mitch Geiger contributed five kills apiece. Freshman Bryce Walker had four total blocks.
STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
At the conclusion of his freshman season, Jon Diedrich collected 179 kills, 69 digs and 34 total blocks. Diedrich had a career-high 28 kills against Queens (Jan. 10) and leads in the most kills a freshman has earned in his first match during the rally scoring era for Purdue Fort Wayne. On January 14, 2020, Diedrich earned his first MIVA Offensive Player of the Week award.
'DONS TURN 40!
The 2021 season will mark the Mastodons 40th season since becoming a varsity program at Purdue Fort Wayne. In 1978, Arnie Ball and three students jump started the program as a club team and it wasn't until 1981 when it became an official varsity team. Ball was not only the coach, but he was also the sport information director, administrator overseeing the athletic training staff and the intramural program as well the coach for the women's volleyball team. Within the span of 40 years, the Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball has earned five MIVA tournament titles, three regular season titles and tied for first five times and went to the NCAA tournament numerous times.
ELITE MASTODONS
The Mastodons have been stellar against opponents outside of the AVCA Top 15 Coaches Poll since April 1, 2017. The 'Dons are 40-7 against unranked teams since that date.
BACK FOR MORE
Pelegrin Vargas and Richie Diedrich returned to Purdue Fort Wayne to finish out their senior season. The Mastodons have maintained almost all of their roster for the previous season as well as adding three new freshmen.
~Feel the Rumble~
WHEN: Friday, February 12 | 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court
LIVE STATS: Stats
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN3
SERIES HISTORY: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 48-8
LAST MEETING: L, 3-2, (25-22, 29-27, 23-25. 23-25, 11-15) | February 15, 2020 | Quincy, Ill.
GAME 2
WHEN: Saturday, February 13 | 2 p.m. ET
WHERE: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court
LIVE STATS: Stats
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN3
SERIES HISTORY: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 48-8
LAST MEETING: L, 3-2, (25-22, 29-27, 23-25. 23-25, 11-15) | February 15, 2020 | Quincy, Ill.
KNOW YOUR FOE
Quincy is coming to Purdue Fort Wayne after back-to-back 3-0 losses against Loyola Chicago last weekend (Feb. 5-6). Michael Ladner finished the weekend with 16 kills and Noam Hannoun collected 16 digs. The Hawks committed 14 service errors during the second match of the weekend with zero aces.
HAWKS VS. 'DONS
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to Quincy 3-5 in Quincy, Illinois on February 15, 2020. Wilmer Hernandez recorded a career-high five aces while Frederico Santos had 14 digs. The Hawks out-hit the Mastodons .185 to .149. Omari Wheeler had 18 kills and 14 dig for Quincy.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons dropped their rematch against Ball State on Saturday (Feb. 6) at Worthen Arena 3-0. In his collegiate debut, freshman Vicente Ibarra tallied seven kills and .250 hitting. Jon Diedrich had seven kills while Pelegrin Vargas and Mitch Geiger contributed five kills apiece. Freshman Bryce Walker had four total blocks.
STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
At the conclusion of his freshman season, Jon Diedrich collected 179 kills, 69 digs and 34 total blocks. Diedrich had a career-high 28 kills against Queens (Jan. 10) and leads in the most kills a freshman has earned in his first match during the rally scoring era for Purdue Fort Wayne. On January 14, 2020, Diedrich earned his first MIVA Offensive Player of the Week award.
'DONS TURN 40!
The 2021 season will mark the Mastodons 40th season since becoming a varsity program at Purdue Fort Wayne. In 1978, Arnie Ball and three students jump started the program as a club team and it wasn't until 1981 when it became an official varsity team. Ball was not only the coach, but he was also the sport information director, administrator overseeing the athletic training staff and the intramural program as well the coach for the women's volleyball team. Within the span of 40 years, the Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball has earned five MIVA tournament titles, three regular season titles and tied for first five times and went to the NCAA tournament numerous times.
ELITE MASTODONS
The Mastodons have been stellar against opponents outside of the AVCA Top 15 Coaches Poll since April 1, 2017. The 'Dons are 40-7 against unranked teams since that date.
BACK FOR MORE
Pelegrin Vargas and Richie Diedrich returned to Purdue Fort Wayne to finish out their senior season. The Mastodons have maintained almost all of their roster for the previous season as well as adding three new freshmen.
~Feel the Rumble~
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