River Forest, Ill. - The Illinois Tech women's volleyball team continued their solid play in conference, as they went on the road to Concordia Chicago and defeated the Cougars 3-1 Tuesday night. The Scarlet Hawks moved to 15-8 overall (6-3 NACC). The Cougars fell to 8-14 (1-8 NACC).

In a competitive match, the Hawks and Cougars traded points in the first set before the Hawks eventually pulled away 25-20. In an even more competitive second set, the Cougars outlasted the Hawks 26-24. Set three represented the most lopsided of the sets in the match, with the Hawks winning by 12. Set four saw the return of closer play, with Illinois Tech securing the set and match with a 25-22 win.

Set Scores

• Illinois Tech 3, Concordia Chicago 1 (25-20, 24-26, 25-13, 25-22)

Match Highlights and Notes

• Briar Moore had 16 kills to pace the Hawks, while Emily Graham had 15.
• Allison Wilkins finished with 20 assists on the evening., with Grace Reckamp adding 17.
• Kelsey Starnes and Wilkins topped the Hawks with 16 digs each.
• Stephanie Nguyen had two service aces.
• Jessica Weaver led the way with 7 total blocks (2 solo, 5 assisted)
• The Cougars were led by Joy Greco (14 kills), Isabelle Vernengo (34 assists) Julia Beers (18 digs) and Alex Clasen (4 service aces).

Up Next

• The Hawks travel to Wisconsin to face the first place Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons in a NAAC matchup at 3pm Friday, October 22. They will also play University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in a non-conference matchup at 5pm Friday at CUW.