LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's volleyball team opened conference play with a sweep of visiting Aurora.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Aurora 0
25-20, 25-17, 25-19

THE DETAILS
• Aurora held the lead for much of the first part of the contest
• Chase Olson and Martin Radomski tallied back-to-back kills followed by a pair of service aces from Logan Fuglestad as Benedictine opened a 13-11 lead and did not trail the rest of the set
• Benedictine has won 18 consecutive regular season conference matches
• Tim Folliard opened the second set with an ace as Benedictine built an early 3-0 lead
• Fuglestad and Folliard combined on blocks during a 4-0 run that saw Benedictine take an 11-9 lead
• The return of All-American Jacob Grygo helped Benedictine gain a spark, putting down his first kill of the year emphatically to put Benedictine up 17-12
• Nathan Klimisch posted two kills during a five-point run that saw Benedictine pull away
• Grygo notched a pair of kills early in the third as Benedictine grabbed a 4-1 lead
• Benedictine led 19-8 and held off a late Aurora surge to grab the win, hitting .364 in the third
• For the contest Benedictine hit .272 in a balanced team effort

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: Radomski (9), Olsom (7), Grygo (5)
ACES: Fuglestad (3)
ASSISTS: Sanchit Khaitan (16), Chandler Olson (8)
DIGS: Kyle Vasquez (18)

UP NEXT
Benedictine (3-4, 1-0 NACC) hosts Edgewood on Friday night as the conference schedule continues.