CHICAGO, Ill. - On Friday evening, the Illinois Tech women's volleyball team traveled to nearby University of Chicago to oppose one of the top teams in the region. Chicago defeated the Scarlet Hawks 3-0.

Records

• Tech (3-2), Chicago (2-3)

Set Scores

• First Set: Chicago 25, Tech 9
• Second Set: Chicago 25, Tech 13
• Third Set: Chicago 25, Tech 15

How it Happened

• In set one, Tech was able to keep things close early behind kills from Irena Grauzinis and Alyssa Miner. However, Chicago eventually took control and scored the set's final 12 points to go up 1-0.
• Set two saw the Scarlet Hawks take a 2-0 lead after kills from Grauzinis and Taylor Burton. Chicago was able to quickly overtake the hawks and never look back en route to a 25-13 set win.
• In the final set, the Maroons built a 13-3 lead early which the Scarlet Hawks could never recover from. The team went on two seperate 3-0 runs, but the Maroons prevailed 25-15 to win the match.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Grauzinis led the team with six kills.
• Katherine McCutcheon and Alyssa Miner each tallied two block assists.
• Reya Green led the team with 16 digs.
• Courtney Darling tallied 13 assists and the team's only service ace.

Maroons Mentions

• Sarah Muisenga led the team with 12 kills and a .370 hitting percentage.

Stats to Know

• Chicago recorded 63 digs compared to Tech's 55.
• The Maroons tallied eight blocks. Tech tallied six.

Up Next

• The Scarlet Hawks will compete tomorrow in a tri-match at Wisconsin Lutheran. The team will oppose Lakeland College at 11:00 a.m. and the host Warriors at 1:00 p.m. Live video will be available of the afternoon courtsey of Wisconsin Lutheran.