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Women's Volleyball Cruises Past Mount Mary

Box Score

CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Tech women's volleyball team hosted the Blue Angels of Mount Mary University on Thursday night. Tech won with ease, defeating MMU in straight sets.

Scores

  • Tech 3, MMU 0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-19)

How it Happened

  • After a pretty even start to the first set, the Scarlet Hawks broke through with a 7-0 run to take an 18-13 lead. Mount Mary was able to hang around, but kills by Taylor Burton and Katie McCutcheon, both courtsey of Courtney Darling, iced the set for the Scarlet Hawks.
  • In set two, Tech was simply dominant, hitting .280% for the set. It featured an 12-0 run that saw a 12-10 lead grow to 23-10. A Lydia Goebel kill from Courtney Curcio was the deciding 25th point.
  • The third set saw Tech take control with leads of 9-4 and 15-8, featuring two straight aces from Natalie Freund. Sara Hassell ended the match with a kill from Curcio.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

  • Darling played one of her best matches of the season, tallying 25 assists and 13 digs. Both were game-highs.
  • Hassell ended with 18 kills, eight digs, two block assists, and a .275 hitting percentage.
  • Freund led the team with three service aces. Reya Green (10 digs), Alyssa Miner, Hassell, and Sinjin Acuna all added two aces a piece.

Stats to Know

  • The Scarlet Hawks out hit the Blue Angels 36-15.
  • Hit percentage was a large advantage for Tech (.213%-.012%)
  • Tech outdug the Angels 51-39.

Up Next

  • Tech will parkate in a tri-match at Rockford University on Saturday. The Scarlet Hawks will oppose Maranatha Baptist (12:00 p.m.) and Rockford (2:00 p.m.).

 

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Players Mentioned

Sinjin Acuna

#10 Sinjin Acuna

DS
5' 6"
Freshman
Taylor Burton

#6 Taylor Burton

MH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Courtney Curcio

#1 Courtney Curcio

DS
5' 3"
Sophomore
Courtney Darling

#2 Courtney Darling

S
5' 6"
Sophomore
Natalie Freund

#12 Natalie Freund

S
5' 6"
Freshman
Lydia Goebel

#8 Lydia Goebel

OH
5' 8"
Freshman
Reya Green

#3 Reya Green

DS
5' 3"
Senior
Alyssa Miner

#15 Alyssa Miner

MH
6' 0"
Junior
Sara Hassell

#16 Sara Hassell

OH/MH
5' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sinjin Acuna

#10 Sinjin Acuna

5' 6"
Freshman
DS
Taylor Burton

#6 Taylor Burton

5' 11"
Sophomore
MH
Courtney Curcio

#1 Courtney Curcio

5' 3"
Sophomore
DS
Courtney Darling

#2 Courtney Darling

5' 6"
Sophomore
S
Natalie Freund

#12 Natalie Freund

5' 6"
Freshman
S
Lydia Goebel

#8 Lydia Goebel

5' 8"
Freshman
OH
Reya Green

#3 Reya Green

5' 3"
Senior
DS
Alyssa Miner

#15 Alyssa Miner

6' 0"
Junior
MH
Sara Hassell

#16 Sara Hassell

5' 11"
Senior
OH/MH