Thursday, February 25
Chicago, Ill.
8 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Loyola Chicago
Frederico Santos
Mastodons Travel to Chicago To Face Off Against Loyola Chicago
2/24/2021 11:16:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
GAME INFORMATION
WHEN: Thursday, February 25 | 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Chicago, Ill. | Alfie Norville Practice Facility
LIVE STATS: Stats
ESPN3: Link
SERIES HISTORY: Loyola leads 21-37
LAST MEETING: L, 3-1, (18-25, 25-23, 34-32, 25-21) | March 5, 2020 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
KNOW YOUR FOE
No. 15 Loyola Chicago will be hosting the Mastodons in the Alfie Norville Practice Facility after falling to Ohio State 3-0 on Sunday (Feb. 21). Luke Denton paced the Loyola attack with a team-high 12 kills and he also contributed five digs and three blocks. The Ramblers hit just .188 (30-15-80) that afternoon.
RAMBLERS VS. 'DONS
Loyola Chicago took home a 3-1 victory over the Mastodons on Thursday (March 5). Pelegrin Vargas finished with a team-high 22 kills and 10 digs for a double-double, while hitting .356. Richie Diedrich's career-high 15 kills was made on 22 swings for .545 hitting. Jon Diedrich notched 14 kills and Tomas Gago chipped in 12 on .455 hitting. Troy Gooch had 10 digs, while Frederico Santos dished out 50 assists to lead the Mastodons to .299 hitting.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons dropped both matches the weekend against No. Lewis at Neil Carey Arena. After setting a career high with 21 kills on Friday, Vicente Ibarra came back a day later and set a new career mark with 22 kills. Sean Califf worked his way to a career-high 50 assists and as a team, the Mastodons hit .234. Jon Diedrich earned five blocks and one service ace.
STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
After the first six matches of the 2021 season, Vicente Ibarra has already recorded 75 kills and is hitting .308. The Chile native had a successful weekend against No. 4 Lewis despite the 'Dons falling both nights. Ibarra had a career-high 21 kills on Friday (Feb. 19) and then recorded 22 kills the next night.
'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: Thursday, February 25 | 8 p.m. ET
WHERE: Chicago, Ill. | Alfie Norville Practice Facility
LIVE STATS: Stats
ESPN3: Link
SERIES HISTORY: Loyola leads 21-37
LAST MEETING: L, 3-1, (18-25, 25-23, 34-32, 25-21) | March 5, 2020 | Fort Wayne, Ind.
KNOW YOUR FOE
No. 15 Loyola Chicago will be hosting the Mastodons in the Alfie Norville Practice Facility after falling to Ohio State 3-0 on Sunday (Feb. 21). Luke Denton paced the Loyola attack with a team-high 12 kills and he also contributed five digs and three blocks. The Ramblers hit just .188 (30-15-80) that afternoon.
RAMBLERS VS. 'DONS
Loyola Chicago took home a 3-1 victory over the Mastodons on Thursday (March 5). Pelegrin Vargas finished with a team-high 22 kills and 10 digs for a double-double, while hitting .356. Richie Diedrich's career-high 15 kills was made on 22 swings for .545 hitting. Jon Diedrich notched 14 kills and Tomas Gago chipped in 12 on .455 hitting. Troy Gooch had 10 digs, while Frederico Santos dished out 50 assists to lead the Mastodons to .299 hitting.
LAST TIME OUT
The Mastodons dropped both matches the weekend against No. Lewis at Neil Carey Arena. After setting a career high with 21 kills on Friday, Vicente Ibarra came back a day later and set a new career mark with 22 kills. Sean Califf worked his way to a career-high 50 assists and as a team, the Mastodons hit .234. Jon Diedrich earned five blocks and one service ace.
STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
After the first six matches of the 2021 season, Vicente Ibarra has already recorded 75 kills and is hitting .308. The Chile native had a successful weekend against No. 4 Lewis despite the 'Dons falling both nights. Ibarra had a career-high 21 kills on Friday (Feb. 19) and then recorded 22 kills the next night.
'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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