Elgin, Ill. - On the road in a non-conference match-up, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's volleyball team took on the Judson University Eagles. The Hawks (2-4) were able to take set two during the match, but in the end dropped the contest 3-1 to the Eagles (1-3).
How It Happened
Set One - Eagles 25, Hawks 21
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After going down 2-0 to start the set, the Hawks went on a 5-1 run to take a 5-3 lead. During the run, Jackson Van Engen and David Singer both recorded kills. The Eagles then tied the set at 5-5 before it became a back-and-forth contest between the two sides. The final tie of the set came at 14-14 after the Hawks picked up two points, one off a Singer kill, and one off an Eagles bad set. Unfortunately, the set turned in favor of the Eagles who went on a 5-1 run to create a lead. The Eagles stayed on top for the remainder of the set, winning set one 25-21.
Set Two - Hawks 25 - Eagles 16
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For the entirety of set two, the Hawks led the Eagles. The set started off with back-to-back kills from Van Engen. The Eagle would pick up their first point of the set before the Hawks went on a 5-1 run to take a 7-2 lead. During the run, Van Engen recorded a kill off a Elijah Johnson assist and picked up 2 blocks. Singer also picked up two blocks while Jelani Kimoto had one. A service ace by Singer put the Hawks up 10-5. A 4-1 run by the Eagles brought them within two, but the Hawks picked up three straight points to remain ahead. To close out the set, the Hawks finished with a 5-1 run. Van Engen tallied one kill while Kimoto and Johnson recorded a block. Set two went in favor of the Hawks 25-16
Set Three - Eagles 25, Hawks 21
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Set three started off in favor of the Eagles before the Hawks picked up 5 straight points to take a 7-4 lead. During the run, Singer picked up two kills, Johnson tallied two assists, Kimoto recorded a block, and Van Engen had a service ace. The Hawks remained ahead before the contest was tied at 10-10. From there, the two sides battled as each was looking to get ahead of the other. The Hawks briefly ended back up on top with three straight points coming from a kill by Paul Henderson, a block by Henderson and an attacking error on the Eagles. At the end of the set, the Eagles were able to pull off a 9-3 run, securing set three 25-21.
Set Four - Eagles 25, Hawks 21
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The Hawks recorded the first point of set four off a Van Engen kill, but a 5-2 run by the Eagles put the home team on top to begin the set. The Hawks were able to go on a run of their own before the two sides entered a 7-7 tie. Both sides then picked up a point off kills before the Hawks recorded three points in a row to go ahead 11-8. Here, Riley Laite and Johnson recorded a kill. Johnson and Singer had assists. The Eagles answered with a 4-0 run to take the lead from the Hawks. With both sides taking turns holding the lead, the contest would last be tied at 15-15 before the Eagles took the lead for the remainder of the set. In the end, the Eagles won set four 25-21, taking the match 3-1.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Eagles Standouts
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Elijah Gregg - 19 kills, 6 digs
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Edward Johnson - 2 aces
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Elijah Wrobel - 7 blocks, 43 assists, 11 digs
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Jackson Otto - 17 digs
Inside the Box Score
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The Eagles finished with 51 kills compared to the Hawks 42
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In aces, the Hawks ended on top 3-2
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10 blocks were recorded by the Eagles while the Hawks had 8
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For aces, the Eagles tallied 50 versus the Hawks 38
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In digs, the Eagles led 49-41
Up Next
The Hawks have a week off before returning to action on Tuesday, February 6. The Hawks will be in the Keating Sports Center as they welcome Illinois Wesleyan University for non-conference action at 7:00 PM.
