Thanks to Paige Wilcox for the pictures
WAUWATOSA, Wis. – After almost a week away from intercollegiate competition, the North Park University men's volleyball team completely overpowered the Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors in a straight-set win on Friday night (25-14, 25-13, 25-13).
Despite the eventual wide margin of victory, North Park and Wisconsin Lutheran initially played a tightly contested first set of the night. The Vikings led, 13-11, before kills by Kaleb Patrick, Vicente Cabrera, Aaron Fajardo, Erik Bullard, and Quinn Robinson gave them an 18-13 lead. Next, a few Warrior errors and kills by Fajardo, Quinn Robinson brought the Vikings closer to the end of the first set. Three service aces by Erik Bullard capped the seven-point scoring streak, as North Park earned an emphatic 25-13 opening set win.
Things only got better for the Vikings from then on, as Coach Michael Sopocy's squad hit .524 with 14 kills in the second set and a blistering .619 with 15 kills in the final set. Coupled with a stalwart defense that did not allow more than 14 points in any of the three sets, the Vikings earned a quick three-set win over the Warriors.
Quick Hits:
- North Park hits .478 with 42 kills
- Bullard leads all attackers with 12 kills, Emmanuel Eugene follows with 11
- Three service aces for Bullard, two for Eugene, and eight as a team
- Only nine attacking errors for North Park all night
What's Next?
North Park (3-1, 0-1 CCIW) gets right back to action tomorrow afternoon (Feb 5) when they face Illinois Tech at 1pm and Olivet Nazarene right after at 3pm. Both matches will be live streamed on the campus of Illinois Tech.
