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Men’s Volleyball Defeated by Dominican

Photo by Norman Cohen
Photo by Norman Cohen

Game Leaders

Dominican (IL)
K: Marrs, Aaron - 17
B: Kougan, Jason - 5
D: Dahman, Tanner - 11
SA: 2 Players (#10, #20) - 2
Illinois Tech
K: Grant Couper - 9
B: 3 Players (#9, #11, #13) - 1
D: Eli Sherman - 8
SA: 2 Players (#7, #9) - 2

Team Stats

Dominican (IL)
Illinois Tech

Hitting %

.283
.132

Blocks

11.0
3.0

Digs

40
40

Aces

4
6
full stats
Posted: Mar 29, 2023

By Jami Sponaugle 

Chicago, Ill. - Inside the Keating Sports Center on Wednesday night, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's volleyball team welcomed the visiting Dominican University Stars for a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) contest. 

With a few games left in the 2022-23 season, every game counts as the Hawks look towards the possibility of post-season play in the NACC tournament. 

Energy was high in the Keating Sports Center as both teams looked to secure the win. In the end, the match went in favor of the visiting Stars (8-10, 5-4) who defeated the Hawks (10-13, 5-3) 3-1. The sets went for the Stars 25-17, 16-25, 25-22, 25-19. 

How it Happened 

Dominican 3 - Illinois Tech 1

  • The Hawks came out early in set one, taking a 5-1 lead before the Stars caught up to tie the set at 6-6. 7-7 was the next tie between the two teams before the Stars ran off with the lead. The Hawks were unable to make up ground as the Stars controlled the game offensively to take set one 25-17. 

  • Set two turned into a battle in the middle of the set as the Hawks and Stars fought to take control of the offense. After a 13-13 tie, the Hawks pulled ahead to seal a 25-16 set victory. 

  • Set three was the closest between the two sides as the set ended in a 3-point difference. There were a total of 6 ties throughout the match, with the Stars eventually ending up on top 25-22.

  • After a brief 2-0 lead for the Hawks, the Stars tied set four and ultimately took the lead for the remainder of the set to take a 25-19 set four victory and match victory. 

Scarlet Hawks Standouts

  • Grant Couper tallied 9 kills, 22 total attacks, 2 service aces, 5 digs, and 1 block solo. 

  • Jackson Van Engen had 8 kills, 18 total attacks, and 1 block solo. 

  • Paul Henderson ended with 8 kills, 17 total attacks, and 7 digs. 

Stars Standouts

  • Aaron Marrs picked up 15 kills, 30 total attacks, a .400 kill percentage, 3 digs, and 3 block assists.

  • Casey Gross finished with 11 kills, 27 total attacks, a .296 kill percentage, 2 service aces, 9 digs, and 2 block assists.

  • Tanner Dahman had 9 kills, 18 total attacks, a .278 kill percentage, 2 service aces, and 11 digs. 

Head Coach Mike Oswald's Comments

"We felt pretty good going in tonight. We knew we had a few ways to score. We knew we'd have to serve well and play good back row defense. Dominican did a great job serving us into tough situations we couldn't reciprocate and they owned the net. Tonight, L is going to have to stand for 'learn.' We'll put together a productive practice and get ready for two tough away matches on Friday and Saturday!"

Up Next

The Hawks hit the road on Saturday as they travel to Mequon, Wis. to take on Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons (12-8, 6-2) at 7:00pm in NACC action.