The Aurora University men's volleyball team extended their win streak to three matches with a 3-1 victory at Illinois Tech on Tuesday night.

THE BASICS
MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Illinois Tech 1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 26-24)
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-6 overall and 3-1 in the NACC; Illinois Tech 1-8 overall and 1-4 in the NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans led early in the first set and would then trade small leads with IIT before the hosts won the set 25-23.
- In the second set, the teams went back and forth trading leads before the Spartans won four of the final five points for the 25-22 win.
- The third set was just like the first two with the teams staying close to one another.
- A kill from Jack Fischer gave AU a 21-16 lead but IIT came back to pull within one of the Spartans at 24-23 AU.
- Justin Yost fed a pass to Daniel Pytel who put the final ball down and AU won 25-23.
- The fourth set would be no different for the teams. AU led late 24-22 but IIT scored two to tie the match at 24 all.
- Jack Fischer tallied back to back kills with assists on both from Justin Yost as the Spartans prevailed 26-24 and won the match 3-1.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Kills: Cade Harrison (16), Daniel Pytel (13) and Jack Fischer (12)
Assists: Justin Yost (47)
Blocks: Daniel Pytel (6)
Digs: Josh McKinstry (15)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's volleyball team comes on Saturday, February 23 when they host Dominican University. Match time is set for 1:00 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium.