Saturday, April 15
Romeoville, Ill.
8 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
16-13,7-7MIVA
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3
Lewis
17-12,7-7MIVA
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Purdue Fort Wayne
15
18
25
36
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Lewis
25
25
16
38
3
Noah Melendez
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Purdue Fort Wayne Falls to Lewis in MIVA Quarterfinal
4/15/2023 11:08:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball season came to a close on Saturday (April 15) when the No. 5 seeded Mastodons fell to No. 4 seed Lewis in four sets (25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 38-36).
After dropping the first two sets, the Mastodons looked like a different team in sets three and four. Mark Frazier's service put the 'Dons up 5-0 early in set three. Frazier had two aces in this stretch. Combined with the opening 5-0 run, it was a 6-0 stretch behind the serve of Zach Solomon that put the 'Dons up 21-10 and in full control of the set. The 'Dons coasted to win the set from there.
The fourth set was everything one would hope for in a win or go home tournament setting. The Mastodons and Flyers had 17 ties scores and four lead changes in the fourth set alone. Jon Diedrich was spectacular in the last set of his fourth season with the Mastodons, registering 12 kills on 20 attempts. Frazier had eight digs and two blocks including a massive solo block to put the 'Dons up 27-26. The Flyers were up 35-34 when it looked as though the match was over, but head coach Ryan Perrotte challenged a touch at the net and was successful. The 'Dons won the next two points to offer up set point, but Lewis won the next three to win the match.
Diedrich finished with a match-high 19 kills while hitting .375. Frazier had a double-double of 13 kills and 10 digs while adding four aces. Solomon had 33 assists after moving from the right-side pin to setter duties at the beginning of set three. He added five kills, five digs and an ace. Noah Melendez finished his career with an eight-dig performance. Carlos Mercado had nine kills on 11 swings for an .818 hitting percentage off the bench.
Purdue Fort Wayne's season comes to a close at 16-13.
Lewis improves to 17-12 and will move on to play at No. 1 Ball State on Wednesday (April 19) in the MIVA semifinal.
After dropping the first two sets, the Mastodons looked like a different team in sets three and four. Mark Frazier's service put the 'Dons up 5-0 early in set three. Frazier had two aces in this stretch. Combined with the opening 5-0 run, it was a 6-0 stretch behind the serve of Zach Solomon that put the 'Dons up 21-10 and in full control of the set. The 'Dons coasted to win the set from there.
The fourth set was everything one would hope for in a win or go home tournament setting. The Mastodons and Flyers had 17 ties scores and four lead changes in the fourth set alone. Jon Diedrich was spectacular in the last set of his fourth season with the Mastodons, registering 12 kills on 20 attempts. Frazier had eight digs and two blocks including a massive solo block to put the 'Dons up 27-26. The Flyers were up 35-34 when it looked as though the match was over, but head coach Ryan Perrotte challenged a touch at the net and was successful. The 'Dons won the next two points to offer up set point, but Lewis won the next three to win the match.
Diedrich finished with a match-high 19 kills while hitting .375. Frazier had a double-double of 13 kills and 10 digs while adding four aces. Solomon had 33 assists after moving from the right-side pin to setter duties at the beginning of set three. He added five kills, five digs and an ace. Noah Melendez finished his career with an eight-dig performance. Carlos Mercado had nine kills on 11 swings for an .818 hitting percentage off the bench.
Purdue Fort Wayne's season comes to a close at 16-13.
Lewis improves to 17-12 and will move on to play at No. 1 Ball State on Wednesday (April 19) in the MIVA semifinal.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
Lewis
Kills
55
63
Errors
21
15
Attempts
126
119
Hitting %
.270
.403
Points
66.5
73.5
Assists
50
57
Aces
5
3
Blocks
6.5
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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