Aurora University tops Eureka College, 3-0
Aurora swept Eureka 25-15, 25-16, 25-14 at the Spurlock Center in Franklin, Ind. on September 12, 2026, improving to 9-1 on the season while dropping the Red Devils to 4-4.
The attack efficiency gap tells the story of the match. Aurora hit .311 on 103 attempts compared to Eureka's .032 on 94, a difference of nearly 28 percentage points. The Spartans also held a commanding 44-19 advantage in kills and doubled Eureka on aces, 7-3. Aurora's defense was equally sharp, recording 48 digs to Eureka's 35 and outblocking the Red Devils 4-2.
Izzie Rysanek led all players with 15 kills on a .522 hitting percentage to go along with 10 digs, turning in one of the stronger all-around efforts of the match. Alissa Hulst added 10 kills for Aurora, and Hazel Cook chipped in eight. Meredith Milz ran the Spartan offense efficiently, distributing 32 assists and adding two aces. For Eureka, Kendall Kolff kept the Red Devils in the conversation offensively with a match-high eight kills.
In the third set, Aurora rattled off seven consecutive points — from 6-6 to 6-13 — to effectively put the match out of reach, fueled by a Reichman Marie service run that included an ace and multiple Eureka attack errors.
The win moves Aurora to 9-1 on the season.
Box score: https://athletics.aurora.edu/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2026/eureka-college/boxscore/14229