Men's Volleyball Falls at Saint Xavier

Box Score

CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Tech men's volleyball team made a short trip south down I-94 to Saint Xavier University on Thursday. The Scarlet Hawks were defeated in straight sets.

Scores

SXU 3, Tech 0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-16)

How it Happened

The Cougars opened up a large early lead on Tech in set one, taking an 18-9 advantage. However, the Scarlet Hawks mounted a comeback, going on a 4-0 and then a 7-1 run to pull to within four at 24-20. SXU would hang on to win 25-20.
After the Scarlet Hawks scored the set's first point and led 4-3 early on, but the Cougars took control and led the rest of the set.
In set three, Saint Xavier took a 6-2 lead before the Scarlet Hawks came back to tie the score at eight with an Evan Robeck service ace. A 5-2 Cougar run vaulted the Cougars into control, holding the lead and closing the set out by scoring the final six points.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

Lukasz Kupiec led the Scarlet Hawks with six kills, a .625 hitting percentage, and 12 assists.
Michael Drews, Robeck, and David Allen totaled four kills each. Allen also tallied two service aces.
Derek Bostick led the Scarlet Hawks with seven digs. Kyle Bumpass and Yuriy Shepta each had two block assists.

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