Marian University men’s volleyball (3-0, 0-0 NACC) closed out its opening weekend with a pair of sweeps over Calvin and North Park.

MARIAN VS. CALVIN / 25-19, 25-17, 25-15.

• The Sabres were able to jump out to an early lead in set one behind an 8-5 run.
• Calvin brought the score to a tie at 11-11 behind a 7-3 run before the Marian offense got hot and took the 19-15 advantage.
• Marian was able to close out set one with a 6-4 run.
• Set two was much of the same as the Sabres got out to a hot start behind a 9-3 run and continued to strong play by extending the lead to 15-5.
• The Sabres strong early play would prove to be too much for Calvin to overcome even with the Knights holding the slight 12-10 advantage to close out set two.
• Set three saw the Sabres get out to a quick 3-0 lead before Calvin would take the lead with a 4-2 run of its own.
• Marian would go on a strong 7-3 run to extend its lead to five at 12-7.
• The Sabres did not let Calvin gain any traction throughout the third set and would continue its strong play behind a 13-8 run to close out the match.

MARIAN VS. NORTH PARK / 25-19, 25-16, 25-18

• North Park jumped out to quick 7-3 lead before Marian went on a run of its own to bring the score even 10-10.
• A strong 6-2 run would push the Sabre lead to 16-12 and sustain the lead the remainder of set one.
• Marian sustained strong play but with a little push back from North Park before closing out the game on a slim 9-8 advantage.
• Set two saw back-and-fourth play as the teams would have multiple ties before the Sabres used a 4-0 run at 6-6 to extend its lead 10-6.
• A 8-5 run would extend the Marian lead to seven at 18-11 before the Sabres would easily close out set two with a 7-6 advantage.
• Marian would start set three on a 4-1 before North Park matched the Sabre run to tie things at 5-5.
• The two teams would trade points with an even score at 10-10 before a 8-2 run gave the Sabres a lead that proved to be insurmountable.
• North Park would close out set three with the slight 8-7 advantage but the Sabre lead was enough cushion.

MARIAN VS. CALVIN

• Marian dominated the match in all statistical categories aside from aces where Calvin held the 6-3 advantage.
• The Sabre offense was extremely efficent behind a .371 hitting percentage while holding Calvin to .015 hitting.
• The two teams both recorded two blocks but the Sabre back row held the 26-19 advantage in digs.
• Marian now has the 1-0 all-time series lead as this was the inaugural matchup between the two squads.

MARIAN VS. NORTH PARK

• The Sabres offense was efficient once again and would record double digit kills in all three sets.
• Marian has now held its opponent to under .100 hitting in two of its three matches to open the season.
• The Marian offense held the advantage in kills 41-21 while also having the dominant advantage in assists 40-20.

	Senior Derek wills lead the Sabre offense with 22 total kills between the two matches.
	Senior Nick Stasch lead the Sabres in assists with 31 against Calvin and 38 against North Park.
	Senior Marc Rey was solid in the front row as he lead the team in blocks on the day with three while adding six kills.