CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Institute of Technology men's volleyball team took on Fontbonne University on Friday night in the first home match of the 2016 season. Tech fell in straight sets.

Scores

• Fontbonne 3, Tech 0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-10).

How it Happened

• The Griffins led early, but with the help of some Michael Drews kills, the Scarlet Hawks fought right back into the match. Fontbonne eventually built up the lead to take the first set 25-19.
• In set two, it was Tech's turn to take early control, building a 17-11 advantage before the Griffins went on a 6-0 run to tie the score. A barrage of kills from Fontbonne was too much for Tech late, as the strong effort resulted in a 25-23 defeat.
• Fontbonne rode the momentum of its set two victory into set three, jumping out to a big lead and never looking back en route to a 25-10 win.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Drews and Alex Babusci led the Hawks with six kills each.
• Kevin Schroeder led the team with eight digs.
• Andrew Woltman tallied 24 assists.
• Filip Letkiewicz, Ryan Barnes, and Kyle Bumpass each talled two blocks. Bumpass' two blocks were solo.

Up Next

• Tech men's volleyball hosts Marian Univeristy tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. Live audio, video, and stats links are available on Illinois Tech's schedule page.