McLean County Times

The Illinois Wesleyan University men's volleyball team is set to host North Central College for a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin matchup. The game will take place at the Shirk Center on Saturday, March 16, starting at 3 p.m.

The Titans currently hold a record of 10-9 overall and 1-3 in conference play. They recently faced a three-set defeat against Carthage College on March 9. Michael Eastman led with 11 kills, Vince DiCosola contributed 15 assists, and Jace Milka recorded seven digs in that match.

Eastman remains the offensive leader for the Titans with a total of 189 kills this season, averaging 3.20 per set. Bryce Williams follows with 135 kills, while Jake Kougan has achieved 96. In terms of aces, Eastman has delivered 22, followed by Kougan with 15.

DiCosola has been instrumental in orchestrating the team's offense with his team-leading tally of 291 assists. Brenden Reutter supports him with an additional 242 assists this season.

Defensively, Milka leads the team with an average of 2.60 digs per set totaling to169 digs so far. Eastman and DiCosola contribute significantly as well with their respective tallies of100 and74 digs each. At the net, Javier Romano stands out with40 blocks closely followed by Kougan's39 blocks and Julian Perez's28 blocks.

This upcoming match marks the seventh meeting between IWU and North Central College historically; NCC having won all previous encounters including their most recent face-off last year on March22 which ended in four sets favoring NCC.

For those unable to attend live streaming services are available featuring Luke Kotcher providing play-by-play commentary alongside Eleanor Palmer offering insights during color commentary sessions online via provided links.