De Pere, Wis. - Riley Laite racked up 17 kills and 14 digs, Elijah Johnson had 45 assists, and the Illinois Tech men's volleyball team won their second consecutive conference match, downing St. Norbert 3-1 Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin. The Scarlet Hawks improved to 2-1 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play, and 6-10 overall. The Green Knights fell to 1-4 in the NACC, and 8-9 overall.

Illinois Tech 3 - St. Norbert 1 (25-21, 25-15, 25-27, 25-18)

• Set 1: The opening set remained a tightly-played contest with the score tied at 12-12. An 8-4 run by the Scarlet Hawks put them out front 20-16. The teams traded points over the next 10 points, with the Hawks closing out the match 25-21. Laite paced the Hawks with 8 kills in the opening set.
• Set 2:  Illinois Tech never trailed in set two, jumping out to a 12-6 lead. The Green Knights would cut their deficit to three points at 16-13, but the Scarlet Hawks closed out the set with a 9-2 run for the set two victory. 6 kills for David Singer.
• Set 3: Set three developed into the most competitive of the match, with nine tie scores and four lead changes. The Scarlet Hawks held three-point leads on six occasions in the first half of the set, capped off by a 10-7 lead. A 4-0 run by the Green Knights moved them into a short-lived 11-10 lead. The Hawks would eventually re-establish the lead, and held a 19-13 advantage heading down the stretch. St. Norbert would come roaring back, evening the match at 24-24. A service error by the Green Knights gave the Scarlet Hawks set and match point at 25-24. But the Green Knights won the next three points to take the set and stave off a match loss. Laite added 3 more kills for the Hawks.
• Set 4: The fourth set stayed close early, with the teams tied 4-4. A 16-9 run by Illinois Tech put them in the driver's seat at 20-13. St. Norbert would get as close as five points at 23-18 before the Hawks closed out the set and match by scoring the final two points. 4 kills a piece for Jackson Van Engen and Jelani Kimoto.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Riley Laite with 17 kills, a .382 attack percentage, to go along with 14 digs.
• Elijah Johnson with 45 assists and 4 blocks.
• David Singer with 11 kills, a .348 attack percentage and 9 digs.
• Jackson Van Engen with 10 kills, a .333 attack percentage and 5 blocks.

Green Knights Watch

• Mason Werner with 13 kills and a .379 attack percentage.
• Kaden Kornaus with 7 kills and 16 digs.
• Michael Whitney with 37 assists and 6 digs.

Inside The Box Score

• Illinois Tech finished with a .364 attack percentage to St. Norbert's .167.
• The Scarlet Hawks finished with 17 service errors; the Green Knights had 16 service errors.

Up Next 
The Scarlet Hawks resume conference play this Wednesday night, when Dominican comes to the Keating Sports Center for a 7:00 PM Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) matchup.