THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Baldwin Wallace University men's volleyball team concluded its spring break trip to the CLU Invitational hosted by California Lutheran University as they fell to Aurora (Ill.) University by a score of 3-2 inside Gilbert Arena.

BW Leaders (8-11, 2-0 MCVL)

• Senior All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League setter Brandon Long (Hinckley/Metea Valley [Ill.]) tallied a game-high 55 assists 
• Senior All-MCVL outside hitter Michael Beard (Hilliard/Darby) and freshman outside hitter Owen Huynh (Loveland) led the team with 17 kills
• Sophomore libero Aiden Kim (Bothell, Wash./North Creek) and Long totaled a team-high 10 digs on the defensive end
• Junior middle hitter Reed Fisher (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge Area) and sophomore middle hitter Colby Whiteside (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) each added eight kills
• Beard also had four total blocks
• Freshman outside hitter Daniel Latham (Westerville/Westerville Central) had 13 kills and six digs

Aurora Leaders (8-8)

• Sophomore outside hitter Josh McLellan recorded a game-high 27 kills
• Junior libero Alex Nonhof tallied 15 digs
• Freshman setter Ryder Kelley added 44 assists

First Set (BW 25-21)

• BW led in kills 14-12
• Yellow Jackets hit .235
• Spartans hit .194

Second Set (Aurora 25-22)

• BW led in kills 17-11
• Yellow Jackets hit .209
• Spartans hit .400

Third Set (BW 25-23)

• BW led in kills 14-12
• Yellow Jackets hit .242
• Spartans hit .176

Fourth Set (Aurora 25-22)

• BW led in kills 14-13
• Yellow Jackets hit .154
• Spartans hit .379

Fifth Set (Aurora 15-8)

• Aurora led in kills 6-5
• Yellow Jackets hit -.111
• Spartans hit .462

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Friday, March 15 as they travel to Cincinnati for a Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League matchup against Mount St. Joseph University at 7 p.m. in the Harrington Center.