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Julian Perez and team listening to Coach Mueller
Dave Naprstek

Men's Volleyball Readies for Matches with North Park, Rockford

Titans host North Park Sunday before traveling to Rockford Monday

2/19/2021 2:35:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's volleyball team will host North Park University Sunday, February 21, before hitting the road for a rescheduled match at Rockford University Monday, Feb. 22. The NPU-IWU match is set to start at 3 pm inside Shirk Center, while first serve between the Titans and Regents is set for 7 p.m. a day later.

Illinois Wesleyan (0-4, 0-1 CCIW) comes into Sunday looking for its first win of the season after a 3-1 defeat to 14th-ranked North Central, Feb. 17. This will be the Titans' third match against the Vikings this season, as NPU claimed wins in a pair of non-conference matches, Feb. 10. North Park is 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference. Meanwhile, Rockford's record sits at 0-1 following a 3-0 loss to sixth-ranked Dominican, Feb. 18.

The Titans are led by Michael Eastman (Chicago, Ill.-Saint Ignatius) with a team-high 40 kills, 3.08 per set. Bradley Benson (Lemont, Ill.-Lemont Township) and Dominic Bennett (Lockport, Ill.-Plainfield Central) orchestrate the IWU attack with 47 and 43 assists, respectively, while sharing setting duties.

KJ Johnson (Saint John, Ind.-Marian Catholic) paces the Titans defensively, leading IWU in digs (25), ranking second in blocks (5), while also ranking second with 21 kills. Adam Blackmore (Geneva, Ill.-Geneva) and Ethan Scott (Wheaton, Ill.-Wheaton North) have 21 and 20 digs, respectively, while Scott has also been credited with 15 kills and five blocks. Julian Perez (Orland Park, Ill.-Carl Sandburg) has tallied a team-high seven blocks.

The match between the Titans and the Vikings is set to start at 3 pm. Sunday afternoon, inside the Shirk Center. The live stream of the match can be found here, while live stats can be viewed here. Links to Monday's match against the Regents can be found on the men's volleyball schedule page on iwusports.com.

 
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