No. 20 Mastodons Travel for #MIVAvb Action

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball program will hit the road, traveling to No. 12 McKendree on Thursday (March 26) and No. 11 Lindenwood on Saturday (March 28) for a pair of MIVA matches.

Game Day Information
Who: No. 12 McKendree
When: Thursday, March 26 | 8 PM ET
Where: Lebanon, Ill. | Melvin Price Convocation Center
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
Game Notes: MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne

Game Day Information
Who: No. 11 Lindenwood
When: Saturday, March 28 | 2 PM ET
Where: St. Charles, Mo. | Robert F. Hyland Arena
Live Stats: Link
Game Notes: MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne

Know Your Foes
No. 12 McKendree is 14-7 on the season, 6-4 in MIVA play for fourth in the association. The Bearcats own top-10 victories over No. 10 Penn State (twice) and No. 8 Lindenwood. McKendree leads the MIVA in digs per set during association play (9.55), sitting seventh nationally on the season (9.95). The Bearcats also lead the association in opponent blocks per set (1.47). Senior Rolen Lively is second in the MIVA in blocks per set (1.03) and third in hitting percentage (.381), fourth nationally (.429). Nate Flayter is seventh in the nation in assists per set with a 10.19 mark. The senior ranks second in digs per set (2.45) and third in service aces per set (0.50) in the MIVA during association play.

No. 11 Lindenwood has gone 17-3 this year, 8-2 in association play for second in MIVA standings. The Lions have picked up their lone top-10 win against No. 7 Loyola Chicago. Zach Solomon leads the nation in service aces per set with a 0.667 mark, also third in assists per set in the nation with 10.68. The senior leads the MIVA in service aces per set (0.56), second in assists per set (10.41) and third in digs per set (2.13) during association play. Lindenwood is third in the nation for service aces per set (2.24) and eighth in assist per set (11.86) this season. The Lions lead the MIVA in opponent digs per set (6.51), while sitting second in: opponent assists per set (9.68), opponent kills per set (10.43), opponent blocks per set (1.51) and service aces per set (1.78). Middle blocker Owen Walsh is second in the MIVA in hitting percentage with .432.

Series Histories
The Mastodons lead the Bearcats 14-11 in the series history. The 'Dons won the match earlier this season in five sets, fueled by double-doubles from Logan Muir (32k, 11d) and Owen Banner (11k, 12d).

Purdue Fort Wayne owns a 15-14 series history lead over Lindenwood. The Mastodons have lost the last five meetings, dropping the first match this season in straight sets.

'Dons This Season
No. 20 Purdue Fort Wayne is 9-8 on the season, 4-6 in MIVA play for seventh in the standings. The Mastodons own wins over (RV) NJIT, No. 20 Charleston, No. 12 McKendree and No. 8 Loyola Chicago, while suffering seven of their eight losses to ranked opponents. Preseason All-MIVA selection Logan Muir leads the association in points per set (4.70) and kills per set (3.87), also sitting second in service aces per set with 0.53. The 'Dons rank third in MIVA play in opponent kills per set, holding opponents to 11.45 a frame.

Last Time Out
The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball program lost in straight sets (25-21, 25-17, 25-23) to No. 9 Ball State on Saturday night (March 21) on the Arnie Ball Court. Logan Muir led the 'Dons with 14 kills and two service aces. Hunter Hopkins finished with 28 assists and seven digs in the match. Link to recap.

Blocked By Fozzy!
Kaden Fosdick was selected as the MIVA's Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday (Feb.10). The junior aided the Mastodons to a 2-0 weekend and into a four match win streak. Fosdick rejected a total of 12 attacks against Northern Kentucky (Feb. 6) and Daemen (Feb. 8) for an average of 2.00 blocks per set, best in the MIVA for the week. The Wisconsin native had seven blocks and a dig during Purdue Fort Wayne's first MIVA victory over the Norse. Fosdick had another five blocks in the victory over the Wildcats. Link to release.

'Dons In Five
Purdue Fort Wayne is 4-1 this season in five-set matches, all at home, only losing the season opener to Missouri S&T. The Mastodons have beaten (RV) NJIT, Maryville, Daemen and No. 12 McKendree in the fifth set this year.

Preseason All-MIVA
Logan Muir was selected for the Preseason All-MIVA Team on December 15. Muir was named to the 2025 All-MIVA Second Team following last season. The Junior led the Mastodons in points (464.5), kills (391) and service aces (41) last year. He was second in the MIVA in kills per set (4.39), aces per set (0.41) and points per set (5.19) during conference play. Muir's 5.09 points per set ranked fifth in the nation. The California native also was 10th in the MIVA in hitting percentage with .299. Muir recorded double-digit kills in 19 of the 'Dons' 26 matches. He hit a career-high 23 kills in three sets at McKendree, the third most in the program's rally scoring era. Link to release.

Coming Up
The 'Dons travel to Charlotte for a pair of matches against Queens on April 2 and 3.

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Players Mentioned

Owen Banner

Kaden Fosdick

Hunter Hopkins

Logan Muir

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