Chicago, Ill. - Traveling five miles south of campus, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks women's volleyball team took on the University of Chicago Maroons in a non-conference contest on Wednesday, September 6. Unfortunately, the Hawks (1-3) were unable to keep up with the offensive pace of the Maroons (3-1) dropping the match 3-0. 

How It Happened

Set One - Maroons 25, Hawks 13

• The Maroons took set one 25-13 over the Hawks. The set started off close between the two sides before the Maroons took off with the lead after going on a 10-2 run. The Maroon offense continued to apply pressure on the Hawks before ultimately taking the set one victory.

Set Two - Maroons 25, Hawks 15

• Throughout the second set, the Maroons once again ran away with the lead, taking set two 25-15. A kill by Briar Moore made the set a 2-point game at11-9 in favor of the Maroons. The Hawks kept the set close, once again coming within two after another Moore kill made the score 14-12 in favor of the host. From that point though, the Maroons held all the control, finishing the set on a 11-3 run to take set two.

Set Three - Maroons 25, Hawks 17

• In the third set, the Hawks put up a tough fight, but ultimately fell to the Maroons 25-17. To begin the set, the Hawks held an early lead, but it would last long before the Maroons went on a 6-0 run. The Hawks would put up a battle, but were unable to close in on the Maroons lead, eventually dropping the set and ending the match. 

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Briar Moore - 8 kills, 28 total attacks, 3 service aces, 7 digs

• Sasami Cavan - 2 kills, 15 assists, 7 digs

• Stephanie Nguyen - 2 assists, 14 digs

• Kelsey Starnes - 11 digs

• Emily Graham - 7 kills, 3 digs

Maroons Standouts

• Thalita Marangon - 12 kills, 28 total attacks, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 5 digs

• Maggie McInerney - 9 kills, 27 total attacks, 2 service aces, 2 block assists, 15 digs

• Maya Patel - 2 kills, 22 assists, 12 digs

Inside the Box Score

• The Maroons led 39-26 in kills

• The Hawks tallied 116 total attacks versus the Maroons 110

• In aces, the Hawks had 6 while the Maroons had 7

• For digs, the Maroons led 60-51

Up Next

This weekend, September 8-9, the Hawks will take part in the St. Norbert College Invitational in De Pere, Wis. They open the invitational against the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers (3-1) at 7:00 PM on Friday. Then, on Saturday, the Hawks take on the Bethel University Royals (0-3) at 12:00 PM before going against the Carroll University Pioneers (1-3) at 2:00 PM.