Friday, February 19
Romeoville, Ill.
8 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Lewis
Vicente Ibarra
'Dons Take on No. 4 Lewis on Friday and Saturday
2/18/2021 1:08:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Sponsored by Glenbrook Dodge
GAME 1
WHEN: Friday, February 19 | 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Romeville, Ill. | Neil Carey Arena
LIVE STATS: Stats
GLVCSN: Link
SERIES HISTORY: Lewis leads 39-24
LAST MEETING: L, 3-0, (25-17, 25-20, 25-17) | February 27, 2020 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
GAME 2
WHEN: Saturday, February 20 | 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: Romeville, Ill. | Neil Carey Arena
LIVE STATS: Stats
GLVCSN: Link
SERIES HISTORY: Lewis leads 39-24
LAST MEETING: L, 3-0, (25-17, 25-20, 25-17) | February 27, 2020 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
KNOW YOUR FOE
No. 4 Lewis is returning to the Neil Carey Arena after having a weekend off of MIVA play. The Flyers have not played since February 6 and winning against Ohio State in Columbus 3-0. Lewis finished the contest hitting .377. Ryan Coenen led the Flyers with 10 kills while Tyler Mitchem added nine and Kyle Bugée finished with eight. Kevin Kauling handed out 25 assists and Bugée had a team-high 10 digs.
FLYERS VS. 'DONS
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to Lewis 3-0 in Fort Wayne on February 27, 2020. The Flyers out-hit the Mastodons .348 to .012 and Purdue Fort Wayne's defense was able to keep the Flyers hitting under .275 in set three. Richie Diedrich was the only Mastodon to earn an ace.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons went 2-0 for the weekend against Quincy on Arnie Ball Court. On Saturday (Feb. 13), the 'Dons went 3-0 for the match. Troy Gooch had 11 digs to pace the Mastodon defense. The 'Dons held Quincy without an ace, which was the first time since January 11, 2020 against Belmont Abbey.
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 41-7 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 19 | 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Romeville, Ill. | Neil Carey Arena
LIVE STATS: Stats
GLVCSN: Link
SERIES HISTORY: Lewis leads 39-24
LAST MEETING: L, 3-0, (25-17, 25-20, 25-17) | February 27, 2020 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
GAME 2
WHEN: Saturday, February 20 | 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: Romeville, Ill. | Neil Carey Arena
LIVE STATS: Stats
GLVCSN: Link
SERIES HISTORY: Lewis leads 39-24
LAST MEETING: L, 3-0, (25-17, 25-20, 25-17) | February 27, 2020 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
KNOW YOUR FOE
No. 4 Lewis is returning to the Neil Carey Arena after having a weekend off of MIVA play. The Flyers have not played since February 6 and winning against Ohio State in Columbus 3-0. Lewis finished the contest hitting .377. Ryan Coenen led the Flyers with 10 kills while Tyler Mitchem added nine and Kyle Bugée finished with eight. Kevin Kauling handed out 25 assists and Bugée had a team-high 10 digs.
FLYERS VS. 'DONS
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to Lewis 3-0 in Fort Wayne on February 27, 2020. The Flyers out-hit the Mastodons .348 to .012 and Purdue Fort Wayne's defense was able to keep the Flyers hitting under .275 in set three. Richie Diedrich was the only Mastodon to earn an ace.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons went 2-0 for the weekend against Quincy on Arnie Ball Court. On Saturday (Feb. 13), the 'Dons went 3-0 for the match. Troy Gooch had 11 digs to pace the Mastodon defense. The 'Dons held Quincy without an ace, which was the first time since January 11, 2020 against Belmont Abbey.
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 41-7 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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