Men’s Volleyball Drops Two at North Central

March 27, 2017Posted in: Athletics

The Illinois Tech Men’s Volleyball team participated in a tri-match on March 25 at North Central College. The Scarlet Hawks fell to Fontbonne University in straight sets before falling to the Cardinals 3-1.

How it Happened –Fontbonne Match

  • Illinois Tech and Fontbonne played a back-and-forth match early on. Illinois Tech was the first team to take control, taking the set’s first two-point lead at 9-7. The Griffins seized the lead with a 3-0 run to go up 12-11. The Scarlet Hawks never took the lead back and fell 25-19.
  • Set two was the match’s most exciting. After an early 7-3 Fontbonne advantage, Illinois Tech fought back and tied the score at 18-18. The Scarlet Hawks never trailed by more than two the rest of the set, but the Griffins won 27-25.
  • In set three, the Scarlet Hawks trailed 6-3 early before taking a 9-7 lead. A 7-1 Fontbonne run gave the Griffins the lead for good, as the opponents won the set 25-16.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts – Fontbonne Match

How it Happened – North Central Match

  • The first set belonged to Illinois Tech. North Central took an early lead, going up by as much as four at 14-10. But the Scarlet Hawks took a late lead, icing the set on an Allen kill to win 25-23.
  • The Cardinals were ahead early in set two (11-5). While the Scarlet Hawks managed to stay close, the team never led and NCC won 25-22.
  • In set three, Illinois Tech led 4-3 before the Cardinals rattled off five straight points. After the Scarlet Hawks worked back to tie the score at 11 on a Michael Drews ace, an 8-2 Cardinals run put the set out of reach. NCC took the 2-1 lead with a 25-19 score.
  • Set four was controlled by the hosts, as North Central took its first lead at 3-2 and never looked back. The Cardinals used a 7-0 run to propel to a 25-18 win.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts – North Central Match

  • Drews and Robeck each led the team with 10 kills. Robeck led the team with a .273 hitting percentage and three total blocks (one solo, two assisted).
  • Kupiec added 29 assists to lead the team.

Up Next

  • The Scarlet Hawks will head to Olivet, Michigan, on Saturday, April 1 to close out the season with one final tri-match. Illinois Tech will take on Wittenberg at 1 p.m. before facing host Olivet at 3 p.m.
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