Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts Final Two Matches of #MIVAvb Season

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team will host their final two matches of the MIVA regular season, including No. 9 Loyola Chicago (April 9) and No. 16 Lewis (April 11). On Saturday, April 11, the Mastodons will honor their lone senior, Haven Wankerl, prior to first serve.

Game Day Information
Who: No. 9 Loyola Chicago
When: Thursday, April 9 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
Game Notes: MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne

Game Day Information
Who: No. 16 Lewis
When: Saturday, April 11 | 4 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Watch: Link
Live Stats: Link
Game Notes: MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne | Lewis

Know Your Foes
No. 9 Loyola Chicago is 17-6 on the season, 11-3 in MIVA play for second in the standings. The Ramblers own top-10 wins over No. 2 Hawaii and No. 9 Ball State this season. Loyola Chicago ranks sixth in the nation in assists per set as a team (11.85), eighth in kills per set (12.60) and service aces per set (1.71). The Ramblers lead the MIVA in service aces per set (1.89), opponent hitting percentage (.213), opponent kills per set (10.23) and opponent assists per set (9.72) during association play. Middle blocker Aidan Klein leads the association in hitting percentage this season at a .516 clip, while also sitting second in blocks per set with 1.04. Setter Ryan McElligott ranks second in MIVA play with 10.14 assists per set.

No. 16 Lewis is 15-12 this year, an even 7-7 in MIVA play for sixth in the standings. The Flyers have a single top-10 win over No. 9 Stanford this season. Lewis ranks seventh in the nation in service aces per set (1.71) and eighth in blocks per set (2.43). Middle blocker Shawn Baggs Jr. sits ninth in the nation in blocks per set this season, averaging 1.12. Libero Nico Paula leads the association in digs per set during MIVA play with 2.82. The Flyers sit second in digs per set (8.94) and third in opponent hitting percentage (.252) in the MIVA during association play. Cameron Hoying is second in the MIVA in points per set (4.54) and third in kills per set (3.76) during association play this season.

Series Histories
Loyola Chicago owns a 45-25 series history lead over Purdue Fort Wayne. The Mastodons upset the Ramblers in four sets during the last meeting, Logan Muir and Carlo Huisden led the 'Dons offensive charge. Link to recap.

Lewis holds a 48-27 series history lead over Purdue Fort Wayne, winning the last three meetings. The Flyers swept the Mastodons in the last contest. Link to recap.

'Dons This Season
No. 20 Purdue Fort Wayne is 11-10 on the season, 6-8 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. Logan Muir ranks eighth in the nation in points per set (4.56) and ninth in service aces per set (0.52). The Preseason All-MIVA selection leads the association in points per set (4.84) and service aces per set (0.63) during MIVA play, also second in kills per set (3.83). The Mastodons rank third in MIVA play in opponent kills per set (11.00), opponent assists per set (10.10) and opponent digs per set (7.56).

Last Time Out
The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team topped Queens in straight sets (25-19, 25-18, 25-12) on Thursday night (April 2). Logan Muir led the match with 12 kills. Hunter Hopkins recorded 37 assists and five digs in the contest. Link to recap.

The Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball team defeated Queens in four sets (25-17, 22-25, 25-20, 26-24) on Friday night (April 3) to complete the season sweep over the Royals. Freshmen Ethan Skalski (19) and Vincent Spadoni (15) led the match in kills. Spadoni also added four service aces. Joaquin Jones notched 42 assists in his first career start. 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 MIVA tournament will begin on Saturday (April 18) for the quarterfinal round matches. If the current standings hold, Purdue Fort Wayne would be the No. 7 seed and would play No. 2 seed Loyola Chicago on the road.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Purdue Fort Wayne Hosts Final Two Matches of #MIVAvb Season

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Players Mentioned

Kaden Fosdick

Hunter Hopkins

Carlo Huisden

Joaquin Jones

Logan Muir

Ethan Skalski

Haven Wankerl

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