CHICAGO, Ill.- The Illinois Institute of Technology men's volleyball team took a short drive to St. Xavier University on Thursday night. Tech fell in straight sets.

Scores

• SXU 3, Tech 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-21)

How it Happened

• Tech kept set one close early, trading points until the Cougars went on a 5-2 run to take an 8-5 lead. The Cougars slowly built an advantage, but Tech cut the deficit down to three at 23-20 on a Filip Letkiewicz kill. SXU scored two of the final three points to take set one.
• The Scarlet Hawks were close early in set two as well, but the Cougars took control. SXU pulled away to win 25-12.
• In the third set, the Scarlet Hawks never led, but remained close the entire match. Down 23-20 late, Alex Babusci recorded a kill to pull to within two. However, the Cougars would score the match's final two points to win.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Babusci extended his double-digit kill streak to seven, recording 12 on the day.
• Michael Drews tallied seven kills.
• Allan Huang led the Hawks with seven digs.
• Andrew Woltman totaled 26 assists, his second-highest total of the year.

Up Next

• Tech men's volleyball will play its first home match in program history on Friday, February 19 when Fontbonne University visits the Keating Sports Center for a 7:00 p.m. match. The team will also be holding a shoe drive in conjunction with Share Your Soles. Live audio, video, and stats will be available.