by Eric Willuweit

Lake Forest, Ill. – The Illinois Tech women's volleyball team opened their season with a 3-0 victory over Elmhurst University in their first day of play at the Forester Invitational, hosted by Lake Forest College. The Scarlet Hawks open the season 1-0. The Bluejays fell to 1-1.

How It Happened

• The Scarlet Hawks and Bluejays battled through a back and forth first set, with the Hawks surviving set point by Elmhurst at 24-23. The teams traded points through 27 all before the Hawks pulled away for a 29-27 set one victory.
• In set two, the Hawks jumped out to a 10-4 lead, but the Bluejays won nine of the next eleven points to take a 13-12 lead. The Hawks answered with a 9-0 run to take a 21-13 lead en route to 25-18 set two victory.
• In set three action, Elmhurst held a brief lead at 4-1, but another 9-0 run by the Scarlet Hawks put them in front 10-4. The Bluejays would get no closer than two points the remainder of the set, as the Hawks won 25-17 to complete the 3-0 match win.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Briar Moore paced the Scarlet Hawks with 10 kills.
• First-year hitter London Francis had eight kills to go with a .615 hit percentage.
• Sadie Harrington added 6 kills with a .417 hit percentage.
• Allison Wilkins led with 13 assists
• Stephanie Nguyen had an all-around performance with 15 digs, 7 assists and 3 service aces

Up Next

The Scarlet Hawks resume play in the Forester Invitational, with a pair of matches on Saturday, September 3^rd: 11:00 AM vs Augustana College and 3:00 PM vs Trine University.