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Men’s Volleyball Travels to Augustana for CCIW Clash

Titans take on Vikings at 7 p.m.

3/5/2024 11:33:00 AM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - After a weekend at home, the Illinois Wesleyan University men's volleyball team travels to Augustana College for a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin clash Wednesday, March 6. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside Roy J. Carver Center.

The Titans (10-7, 1-1 CCIW) enter Wednesday's contest off wins over CCIW foe North Park University and Bethany College Saturday, March 2. Junior Ryan Myers (Hawthorn Woods, Ill.-Stevenson) led the Titans in the NPU match with 17 kills, while sophomore Hayden Warfield (Dakar, Senegal-Dakar Academy) finished with a career-high 12 kills against Bethany.

Senior Michael Eastman (Chicago, Ill.-Saint Ignatius) leads the Green and White with 171 kills, averaging 3.29 kills per set, which ranks 49th nationally. Freshman Bryce Williams (Chicago, Ill.-Whitney M. Young) is second with 122 kills, and junior Jake Kougan (Frankfort, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) rounds out the top-three hitters with 90.

Nearing a milestone, junior Vince DiCosola (Aurora, Ill.-Oswego East) is 16 assists shy of the 1000 career mark. DiCosola enters Wednesday with a team-high 259 assists this season, while freshman Brenden Reutter (Frankfort, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) sits second with 223.

On the defensive side, sophomore Jace Milka (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Plainfield East) has accumulated a team-best 157 digs. His 2.71 digs per set average ranks 34th nationally and is second in the CCIW. Eastman's 90 digs are the second-most on the squad, followed by DiCosola and Williams who each sit at third with 65.

Wednesday's battle will be the seventh meeting between the two teams. Augustana holds a 4-2 advantage in the series, but IWU came out on top in the most recent meeting, defeating the Vikings in four sets April 1, 2023. Myers posted a double-double performance with 12 kills and 11 digs, while DiCosola recorded a career-best 34 assists. Augie enters the contest with a 13-2 overall record, and is 0-1 in CCIW action after falling to North Central College in five sets Saturday, March 2.

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