Mastodons Ground Hawks With 3-1 Win

Thursday, March 30

Fort Wayne, Ind.

7 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

15-10,6-5MIVA

Quincy

7-16,0-11MIVA

Quincy

Purdue Fort Wayne

Sergio Carrillo

Photo by: John Nagel

3/30/2023 9:15:00 PM | Men's Volleyball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team picked up a MIVA win on Thursday night (March 30) on the Arnie Ball Court, defeating the Quincy Hawks 3-1 (17-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21).

On the final point of the match, Sergio Carrillo recorded the 3,000th assist of his career. He is one of three active players of any level in the NCAA to reach the milestone.

Quincy came out with lots of firepower, in large part due to Raje Alleyne, who leads the MIVA in kills per set. He had an 8-0-11 performance in the opening set and was phenomenal offensively all night. He finished the night with 20 kills on a .500 hitting percentage. QU took set one 25-17 behind his stellar offensive play.

Bryce Walker was subbed into the match in set two after not playing in the opening frame. He got the offense and defense settled down, as the junior middle blocker offered up kills, blocks and pressure from the service line. The 'Dons hit .392 with him on court and -.091 without. Set two went to the 'Dons after a 5-1 run closed the frame, which was capped off by an ace from Walker.

The Mastodons blitzed the Hawks in the third set with a ridiculous .650 hitting clip. The 'Dons' only attack error in the frame came when they were already up nine. Jon Diedrich had six of his kills on just seven swings in the third set.

Set four saw the Mastodons jump out to a 7-3 lead after a kill and ace from Sergio Carrillo. The 'Dons led 20-13 after a 4-0 run that included two kills from Diedrich. He was, of course, the Mastodons' go-to option on match point after the Hawks turned away two opportunities, but Diedrich did not miss on his last swing of the night, picking up kill number 16 and the match.

Diedrich finished with 16 kills and 10 digs for his first double-double of the season. Walker finished with nine kills on a .429 hitting clip. Diedrich, Walker, Carrillo and Mark Frazier all had two aces apiece. The Mastodons' service pressure evened the playing field, as they led in aces 9-2, while only committing 12 errors from the service line.

Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 15-10 and 6-5 in MIVA play. Quincy falls to 7-16, 0-11 MIVA. The Mastodons will return to the Arnie Ball Court on Saturday (April 1) when Lindenwood comes to the Summit City. The Mastodons will honor Noah Melendez, Sergio Carrillo and Carlos Mercado prior to the match for Senior Night.

~ Feel the Rumble ~