Olivet, Mich. - After dropping their opening match in five sets to Calvin to begin their day in the Olivet tri-match, the Illinois Tech men's volleyball team rebounded with a convincing 3-0 sweep of host Olivet to earn a split Saturday in Michigan. The win helped the Scarlet Hawks improved to 5-9 on the season.

The Hawks had an opportunity to take both matches in their trip to Olivet, but after jumping out to a 2-1 lead in the opening match against the Knights, Calvin came back to win the next two sets to take the match 3-2. For Illinois Tech, it was their seventh five-set match of the season out of 14 total matches played.

Still, the Scarlet Hawks closed out the day with the 3-0 win over the host Comets to go even on the day.

Riley Laite continued his hot streak, leading the Hawks with 21 kills on the day while adding 5 service aces and 3 blocks.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts (combined matches)

• Riley Laite with 21 kills, 3.50 kills per set, a .385 attack percentage, 5 service aces and 3 blocks
• Colten Farrell with 10 kills, a .500 attack percentage, to go along with a team-leading 8 blocks
• Maximo Dowling with 9 kills

Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks return to Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play when they travel to Rockford on Wednesday evening to take on the Regents at 7:00pm.