Posted: Oct 11, 2016
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Tech women's volleyball team hosted The College of Wooster on Tuesday. Despite a vailant comeback, the Scarlet Hawks fell to the Fighting Scots in four sets to move to 11-12 on the season.
Scores
- Wooster 3, Tech 1 (19-25, 15-25, 25-23, 19-25)
How it Happened
- The Scarlet Hawks started the first set strong, as two kills from Katherine McCutcheon propelled the team to a 5-1 lead. Wooster would fight back to take a 9-7 lead, but the Scarlet Hawks responded with a 4-0 run to re-capture the lead. Wooster then used a strong attack to pull away and win the set 25-19.
- In the second set, the Fighting Scots continued to hold the momentum. The Ohio-based school used an impressive 9-0 run mid-set to cruise to a 25-15 win.
- Illinois Tech would not go down without a fight. In the third set, the Scarlet Hawks took a 5-1 lead before Wooster evened the score at 5-5. Tech weathered the storm, clinching the set victory on one of Irena Grauzinis' 20 kills of the night.
- Wooster found its early set success once again in the fourth set, never trailing en route to a win. The Scarlet Hawks were able to pull to within four at 23-19 after trailing 15-5, but the Fighting Scots would score the set's final two points.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Grauzinis tallied 20 kills for the third time on the team's last five matches.
- Alyssa Miner tallied seven kills and a team-high two blocks.
- Courtney Darling added 32 assists.
- Reya Green led the team with 25 digs.
Stats to Know
- Wooster led in digs 78-74.
- Wooster led in service aces 9-6.
- The Scarlet Hawks hit .048%. Wooster hit .234%.
Up Next
- The Scarlet Hawks will travel to Robert Morris-Springfield on Saturday for matches at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Illinois Tech will face St. Louis College of Pharmacy at noon before taking on host RMU-Springfield at 2:00 p.m.