CHICAGO, Ill.- The Illinois Institute of Technology hosted NAIA's ninth-ranked team, Robert Morris-Chicago, on Tuesday night. Tech was defeated 3-1.

Scores

• RMU 3, Tech 1 (20-25, 22-25, 24-26, 13-25)

How it Happened

• The Scarlet Hawks battled in set one, battling back from deficits to tie the score at 11-11 and again at 20-20. The Eagles pulled away at the end to win set one 25-20.
• Despite trailing 5-2 early, the Hawks fought back to take an 10-8 lead behind two kills from Michael Drews. A 7-2 run gave the Eagles the lead back, which the Hawks were unable to overcome. A late charge fell short as the Hawks dropped the set 25-22.
• In set three, the Hawks took a three-point lead at 13-10, their largest of the day. Despite several Eagles runs, the Scarlet Hawks prevailed, as a Drews kill gave them the set win at 26-24.
• Set four was controlled by the Eagles, as the team led from start to finish and won 25-13.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Ryan Barnes had one of his best games of the season, tallying a game-high 12 kills.
• Alex Babusci had another strong match, totaling 10 kills, two aces, and seven digs. 
• Kevin Schroeder led Tech with 12 digs.
• Andrew Woltman recorded 31 assists.
• Filip Letkiewicz put together an all-around match of five kills and three total blocks.

Up Next

• The Scarlet Hawks are back in action on Friday when the team travels to Wisconsin to take on the Sabres of Marian University. Match time is set for 5:00 p.m. Live stats and video will be available.