No. 20 'Dons Face Off Against Queens

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team will take the final regular season road trip this week, traveling to Charlotte, N.C. for a pair of matches against Queens (April 2 & 3).

Game Day Information
Who: Queens
When: Thursday, April 2 | 6 PM
Where: Charlotte, N.C.| Levine Center
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
Game Notes: MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne

Game Day Information
Who: Queens
When: Friday, April 3 | 6 PM
Where: Charlotte, N.C.| Levine Center
Live Stats: Link
Game Notes: MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne

Know Your Foe
Queens is 6-17 on the season, 1-13 in MIVA play to sit last in the standings. The Royals' lone association victory came in a five-set win over No. 11 Ohio State. Queens is second in the MIVA during association play in digs per set, averaging 9.10 a frame.

Series History
The Mastodons own a 5-2 series history lead over Queens. The 'Dons and Royals split last season, with Logan Muir hitting over 20 kills in each contest.

'Dons This Season
No. 20 Purdue Fort Wayne is 9-10 on the season, 4-8 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 nine of their 10 losses to ranked opponents. Preseason All-MIVA selection Logan Muir leads the association in points per set (4.72) and kills per set (3.82), also sitting second in service aces per set with 0.61. The 'Dons rank third in MIVA play in opponent kills per set (11.41) and opponent assists per set (10.61).

Last Time Out
The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team fell in straight sets (25-20, 25-19, 29-27) at No. 12 McKendree on Thursday night (March 26). Link to recap.

The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team fell in five sets (25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 25-27, 21-19) at No. 11 Lindenwood on Saturday afternoon (March 28). Muir led the match with 21 kills, along with five digs and four aces. Andrew Mayer dug out a career-high 14 digs. Hunter Hopkins finished with 47 assists 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.

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 finish out regular season MIVA play by hosting No. 9 Loyola Chicago (April 9) and No. 16 Lewis (April 11) at the Gates Sports Center.

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Players Mentioned

Kaden Fosdick

Hunter Hopkins

Andrew Mayer

Logan Muir

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