GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The North Park Vikings completed a successful weekend in Grand Rapids Michigan with a pair of wins against St. Norbert College and Rockford University. After wrapping up on Saturday night in Van Noord Arena, the Vikings only surrendered one set all weekend.  

Game 1: North Park Vikings vs. St. Norbert Green Knights 

Looking to build off the momentum of a Friday night sweep of Adrian College, the Vikings were set back momentarily after the Green Knights secured the first set 25-21. This would be the first and only set won by an opposing team all weekend as the Vikings bounced back winning sets 2,3 and 4 by scores of 25-14, 25-23 and 25-19. 

At the end of the match, North Park led in kills, aces, assists and digs. Ty Ingrao led the Vikings in Kills and Aces with 15 and 3 respectively, followed by Gerald Malana with 11 kills and 1 ace, and Sam Robinson with 8 kills and 2 aces. 

Teddy Gedville, Robinson and Malana each contributed 2 blocks apiece to stifle the Green Knights attacks. Gedville also provided the offense with 23 assists, followed by Liam Miller with 16 and Noah Chanthalangsy with 4. 

Game 2: Vikings vs. Rockford Regents 

There was no looking back for the Vikings as they faced off against their second opponent of the day, the Rockford University Regents. Sitting in the driver's seat the duration of the match, the Vikings swept the Regents in straight sets, winning 25-17, 25-15, and 25-21. 

Ingrao and Robinson once again led the offensive charge, leading in kills with 10 apiece. Ingrao and Robinson also provided 4 and 2 aces, respectively. Braedon Lenon also contributed 9 kills, while Teddy Gedville had 1 ace. Robinson, Gedville, and Jonah Johnsamson held it down on defense, with 3 blocks for Robinson and Johnsamson each, and one for Gedville. 

Records on Records on Records...

• .467 team attack percentage vs. Rockford is 2nd-best in program history
• 43 team kills vs. Rockford is tied for 2nd-best in three-set matches
• 51 team kills vs. St. Norbert is tied for 8th-best in four-set matches 
• 41 team assists vs. Rockford is 2nd-best in three-set matches
• 48 team assists vs. St. Norbert is tied for 7th-best in four-set matches
• 8 team aces vs. Rockford is tied for 7th-best in three-set matches
• 7 team aces vs. St. Norbert is tied for 10th-best in four-set matches
• 8 team blocks vs. Rockford is tied for 3rd-best in three-set matches
•  59 team points vs. Rockford is a new program record for three-set matches
• 65 team points vs. St. Norbert is tied for 7th-best in four-set matches
• Ty Ingrao's 4 aces vs. Rockford is tied for 4th-best in all matches and 3rd-best in three-set matches
• Ty Ingrao's 3 aces vs. St. Norbert is tied for 8th-best in four-set matches
• Sam Robinson's 3 solo blocks vs. Rockford is tied for the program record. It's been achieved four times now, three of them by Sam.
• Jonah Johnsamson's 2 solo blocks vs. Rockford is tied for 5th-best
• Ty Ingrao's 18.5 points vs. St. Norbert is 9th-best in four-set matches

What's Next?

With these wins, the Vikings move to 7-5 on the season as they look toward conference play on Tuesday, February 18th against #12 Loras College. Start time in Dubuque, IA is set for 7:00 p.m.