Saturday, April 5
Fort Wayne, Ind.
7 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
11-12,4-10MIVA
3
vs
1
Ball State
17-11,9-6MIVA
1
2
3
4
F
Ball St.
19
15
25
15
1
Purdue Fort Wayne
25
25
16
25
3
Axel Melendez Watts, Caleb Lipscomb, JP Candrian
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
'Dons Beat No. 15 Ball State on Senior Night
4/5/2025 10:01:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball program honored three seniors, KJ Glab, Axel Melendez Watts and Caleb Lipscomb, on Saturday night (April 5) prior to beating No. 15 Ball State in four sets (25-19, 25-15, 16-25, 25-15).
The Mastodons came out of the gates on fire, opening up with a 6-1 run. The 'Dons extended on their lead, this time with a 9-3 run to take a 16-7 lead. The Cardinals shook off the early-set struggles with their own run of four consecutive points. Purdue Fort Wayne maintained their lead to take the first set 25-19. The Mastodons tallied four aces in the set, two from Andrej Polomac, and one a piece from Axel Melendez Watts and JP Candrian.
Purdue Fort Wayne and the Cardinals traded points to start the second, being tied at 7-7. The 'Dons pulled away thanks to a 10-2 surge, including three consecutive blocks from Casey Lyons. The Mastodons continued to lay it on Ball State, pulling away with a 4-0 run to hold a 22-12 lead. After holding the Cardinals to a match-low -.160 hitting percentage, Purdue Fort Wayne took the set 25-15.
The 'Dons continued on their momentum, starting the set out with a 6-2 lead. Ball State's Patrick Rodgers added in four kills in the Cardinals 6-1 response to take the lead at 9-8.Ball State slowly pulled away and eventually closed the set with a commanding 5-0 run. Rodgers finished the set with eight kills to lead the Cardinals to a 25-16 third set.
The Mastodons jumped out to yet another early run in the fourth set, scoring four unanswered points with two Logan Muir service aces for a 7-4 lead. After battling through the set, the 'Dons closed the match on a 6-0 run. Purdue Fort Wayne hit their match-high .483 hitting percentage in the final frame.
Muir led the match with 19 kills and three aces. Polomac hit a match-high four aces, to go along with 32 assists. Andrew Mayer tallied 12 digs in the match.
Purdue Fort Wayne rises to 11-12, 4-10 in MIVA play. Ball State falls to 17-11, 9-6 in the MIVA. The 'Dons will travel to No. 11 McKendree for back-to-back matches on April 11 and 12.
One more thank you to all three of our Mastodon seniors!#FeelTheRumble #MIVAvb #GoDons #NCAAMVB pic.twitter.com/AOgPT9UdZW
— Purdue Fort Wayne MVB (@MastodonMVB) April 6, 2025
The Mastodons came out of the gates on fire, opening up with a 6-1 run. The 'Dons extended on their lead, this time with a 9-3 run to take a 16-7 lead. The Cardinals shook off the early-set struggles with their own run of four consecutive points. Purdue Fort Wayne maintained their lead to take the first set 25-19. The Mastodons tallied four aces in the set, two from Andrej Polomac, and one a piece from Axel Melendez Watts and JP Candrian.
Purdue Fort Wayne and the Cardinals traded points to start the second, being tied at 7-7. The 'Dons pulled away thanks to a 10-2 surge, including three consecutive blocks from Casey Lyons. The Mastodons continued to lay it on Ball State, pulling away with a 4-0 run to hold a 22-12 lead. After holding the Cardinals to a match-low -.160 hitting percentage, Purdue Fort Wayne took the set 25-15.
Don't believe us… see for yourself! pic.twitter.com/yCP5Cp3Nzf
— Purdue Fort Wayne MVB (@MastodonMVB) April 6, 2025
The 'Dons continued on their momentum, starting the set out with a 6-2 lead. Ball State's Patrick Rodgers added in four kills in the Cardinals 6-1 response to take the lead at 9-8.Ball State slowly pulled away and eventually closed the set with a commanding 5-0 run. Rodgers finished the set with eight kills to lead the Cardinals to a 25-16 third set.
The Mastodons jumped out to yet another early run in the fourth set, scoring four unanswered points with two Logan Muir service aces for a 7-4 lead. After battling through the set, the 'Dons closed the match on a 6-0 run. Purdue Fort Wayne hit their match-high .483 hitting percentage in the final frame.
Muir led the match with 19 kills and three aces. Polomac hit a match-high four aces, to go along with 32 assists. Andrew Mayer tallied 12 digs in the match.
Purdue Fort Wayne rises to 11-12, 4-10 in MIVA play. Ball State falls to 17-11, 9-6 in the MIVA. The 'Dons will travel to No. 11 McKendree for back-to-back matches on April 11 and 12.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
BSU
Pur-FW
Kills
44
42
Errors
22
15
Attempts
108
97
Hitting %
.204
.278
Points
51.5
63.5
Assists
41
38
Aces
2
11
Blocks
5.5
10.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
19
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
6
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
4
Blocks
1
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