AURORA, Ill. -- The Illinois Tech men's volleyball team recorded a big victory on the road against Aurora in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match after coming back from losing the first set.

The Scarlet Hawks (6-15, 3-10 NACC) defeated the Spartans (8-11, 7-6 NACC) in four sets (19-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-15) at Thornton Gymnasium in Aurora, Illinois Wednesday.

How It Happened 

• After both teams went back-and-forth to start the first set and the score 9-9, Aurora looked to pull away but Illinois Tech cut it to 16-14 but that was the closest the set got as the Spartans took the first set, 25-19.
• Illinois Tech fought back after losing the opening set and came back after trailing 11-8 almost midway through the set to take the second one to tie the match at 1.
• Looking to take control of the match going into the fourth set with a one set advantage, Aurora had the 9-6 lead before Illinois Tech rallied for seven straight points to go ahead 13-9, which helped them have control the rest of the set.
• In a set Aurora needed to win to stay alive, Illinois Tech made sure that was not happening early as the Scarlet Hawks went ahead 9-3 which helped them secure the victory in the set and the match. 

Scarlet Hawk Leaders

•  Leading the attack for the Scarlet Hawks was Andriy Bench, who recorded 12 kills on the night.
•  Being effective on his attacks helped Illinois Tech win the match as Easton Kays had 11 kills with an attack percentage.
•  Lukasz Kupiec also picked up 11 kills to round out double-digit kill numbers.
•  Setting up attacks all night came up a big way as Michael Ganczar assisted on 33 attacks.
•  Being in the middle at the right time helped Evan Robeck pick up seven blocks.
• Derek Bostick dug out 17 balls which led the Scarlet Hawks.

Up Next

• Illinois Tech returns to action Saturday, March 29 as the Scarlet Hawks host the No. 5 team in the country, Benedictine starting at 12:00 p.m. and Massachusets Institute of Technology at 5:00 p.m. at the Keating Sports Center.
• Live audio, video, and stats will be available for all home contests in the Stuart Field with the live audio provided by Illinois Media School.