FEBRUARY 10, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: RUDY YOVICH, SID
260-481-6646

Mastodons Making Noise in the MIVA

Fort Wayne, IN- Starting out the 2004 men’s volleyball season, the IPFW Mastodons find themselves in a three-way tie atop the conference standings in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.

At 4-1 overall, and 2-0 in conference, the ‘Dons are tied with Loyola and Quincy as the only undefeated teams remaining in league play.

IPFW also boasts a number of conference statistical leaders. Matt Zbyszewski (Sr/OH/Toronto, ON, Canada) continues to lead the conference, and Nation, in points per game (8.00) and kills per game (7.00).

The big-three of Serdar Sikca (So/MH/Istanbul, Turkey), Mike Daiga (So/MH/Columbus, OH), and Dennis Santiago (Jr/S/Bayamon, Puerto Rico) continue to be a wall in the middle. They are listed 1-2-3 in the conference in blocks per game. Sikca with 1.84, Daiga with 1.79, and Santiago with 1.42.

Santiago is also second in the MIVA in assists per game with 12.79. He trails Mark Peckham of Ohio State by just .15 per game.

Senior Isaac White (L/Gambier, OH) is third in the conference in digs per game with 2.24.

As a team, IPFW leads the conference in blocks per game at 4.37, assists at 14.84, and kills with 15.68.

The Volleydons return to action, this Friday (2/13) and Saturday (2/14) with matches against Clarke College, and defending National Champion Lewis University.

~Dons~