Marian University men’s volleyball (12-13, 5-5 NACC) easily took care of Rockford defeating the Regents 25-16, 25-12, 25-19.

- Rockford opened with a 7-5 lead only for the Sabres to erase that advantage with a 11-2 spurt.
- Marian remained ahead comfortably the rest of the way and scored five of the final seven points.
- The second set had Marian ahead 13-10 before scoring 10 of the next 11 points to lead by 12 at 23-11.
- After a Sabre service error, Marian put the set away with a kill and ace from senior Isaac Dreifuerst.
- The third set started with an 11-11 stalemate before Marian took a 17-12 advantage.
- Rockford cut its deficit down to two at 19-17, but the Sabres put the match away with a 6-2 spurt.

- Marian had a slim advantage for kills at 29-25 and finished with a 32-24 edge for digs.
- The Sabre block had a huge match with nine rejections to only one for Rockford.
- Marian also finished with a 7-2 edge for service aces.
- Defensively, Marian held Rockford to just a .060 attack percentage.
- Four Sabres finished with at least six kills in the victory.
- Marian is now 6-1 all-time against Rockford with all six victories being sweeps.

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Senior Aaron Velasco finished with six kills and 10 digs. |
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Senior Isaac Dreifuerst had a team-high seven kills. |
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Senior Dante Pulphus led the back row with a match-high 13 digs. |