AURORA, Ill. - The fourth-ranked NCVF Division II Davenport men's volleyball team traveled to Aurora, Illinois, this past weekend to compete in a tournament against a field of top-ranked teams in Division II. The Panthers went undefeated in pool play beating UW-Oshkosh (25-14, 25-18), Butler (25-13, 25-14), and Minnesota-Duluth (25-19, 25-14). Moving on to the power pool round, the Panthers dropped the first match to St. Thomas (25-15, 22-25, 13-15) then rebounded as they beat Colorado Mesa (25-16, 26-24).

In gold bracket play, the Panthers pounded Eureka (25-19, 25-15). In the quarterfinals, the guys exacted revenge by sweeping St. Thomas (25-19, 25-20). Eventual tournament champion Carnegie Mellon's defense proved too much to overcome in the semifinals, defeating the Panthers (18-25, 17-25). With a 6-2 record on the weekend, the Panthers improved their season record to 24-3.
 

Below are the stats from the weekend:

Jackson Palmitier: 55 kills, .324 attack %, 8 aces, and 3 blocks

James May: 43 kills, .197 attack %, 14 aces, and 2 blocks

Gavin Vandergraaf: 42 kills, .239 attack %, 4 aces, and 3.5 blocks

Logan Sowers: 41 kills, .390 attack %, and 2.5 blocks

Tristan Whitman: 11 kills, .579 attack %, 183 assists, and 8.5 blocks

Shaquann Amenuvor: 26 kills, .426 attack %, and 8 blocks

Cam Meier: 4 kills and .333 attack %

Natanael Mena: 2 kills, .250 attack %, and 0.5 blocks

The men's volleyball team resumes play at home this Thursday,Feb. 26 vs. Governor's State at 7:00 pm.