Saturday, March 22
St. Charles, Mo.
2 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
9-11,2-9MIVA
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3
Lindenwood
7-12,4-7MIVA
1
2
3
4
F
Purdue Fort Wayne
20
26
20
14
1
Lindenwood
25
24
25
25
3
Raul Papaleo Jr.
Photo by: Josh Gales
Mastodons Face Setback at Lindenwood
3/22/2025 4:06:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team fell in four sets (25-20, 24-26, 25-20, 25-14) at Lindenwood on Saturday (March 22).
Lindenwood opened the match with two service aces during the Lions' opening 4-0 stretch. Lindenwood controlled the lead through the media break, up 15-9. The Mastodons managed to close the gap with a 4-0 run to force a Lions timeout at 20-18. Lindenwood finished the set on a 5-2 run to take a one set lead. The Lions hit a match-high .478 hitting percentage in the opening frame.
The 'Dons opened the second set with a 4-0 run, but Lindenwood regained control before the media timeout at 15-13. Purdue Fort Wayne followed the break with a 4-0 surge to take the lead. After a tightly-contested remainder of the set, Raul Papaleo Jr. subbed in to serve during a 4-0 stretch to take the second set 26-24.
Lindenwood's Carter Stenmark tallied of four aces and a kill during his own 5-0 run in the early portion of the third set. The Lions managed to hold onto the lead, fending off the Mastodons' highest hitting percentage of the match (.429) to win the third 25-20.
The final set was all Lindenwood, completing a 8-3 run to claim an early 12-8 lead. Stenmark contributed another three aces during the Lion's 10-1 scoring spree that finished the match, taking set four 25-14.
Logan Muir was the lone Mastodon with double-digit kills (12). Andrej Polomac posted 30 assists and seven digs in the match.
Lindenwood tallied 14 aces in the match, half coming from Stenmark. The Lions finished with 31 team digs, compared to the Mastodons' 19.
Purdue Fort Wayne drops to 9-11, 2-9 in MIVA play. Lindenwood climbs to 7-11, 4-6 in the MIVA. The 'Dons will host Quincy in a rematch on Saturday (March 29), this time on the Arnie Ball Court.
Lindenwood opened the match with two service aces during the Lions' opening 4-0 stretch. Lindenwood controlled the lead through the media break, up 15-9. The Mastodons managed to close the gap with a 4-0 run to force a Lions timeout at 20-18. Lindenwood finished the set on a 5-2 run to take a one set lead. The Lions hit a match-high .478 hitting percentage in the opening frame.
The 'Dons opened the second set with a 4-0 run, but Lindenwood regained control before the media timeout at 15-13. Purdue Fort Wayne followed the break with a 4-0 surge to take the lead. After a tightly-contested remainder of the set, Raul Papaleo Jr. subbed in to serve during a 4-0 stretch to take the second set 26-24.
Lindenwood's Carter Stenmark tallied of four aces and a kill during his own 5-0 run in the early portion of the third set. The Lions managed to hold onto the lead, fending off the Mastodons' highest hitting percentage of the match (.429) to win the third 25-20.
The final set was all Lindenwood, completing a 8-3 run to claim an early 12-8 lead. Stenmark contributed another three aces during the Lion's 10-1 scoring spree that finished the match, taking set four 25-14.
Logan Muir was the lone Mastodon with double-digit kills (12). Andrej Polomac posted 30 assists and seven digs in the match.
Lindenwood tallied 14 aces in the match, half coming from Stenmark. The Lions finished with 31 team digs, compared to the Mastodons' 19.
Purdue Fort Wayne drops to 9-11, 2-9 in MIVA play. Lindenwood climbs to 7-11, 4-6 in the MIVA. The 'Dons will host Quincy in a rematch on Saturday (March 29), this time on the Arnie Ball Court.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pur-FW
Linden
Kills
37
49
Errors
15
20
Attempts
90
95
Hitting %
.244
.305
Points
49.0
70.0
Assists
35
47
Aces
4
14
Blocks
8
7
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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