The Aurora University women's volleyball team opened the 2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference schedule with a dominating 3-0 win over Illinois Institute of Technology on Wednesday night on Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium,

THE BASICS:
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 3, Illinois Tech 0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-15)
LOCATION: Lancaster Court in Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 8-5 overall and 1-0 NACC; Illinois Tech 2-7 overall and 0-1 NACC

HOW IT HAPPENED -
- AU hit .400 in the opening set, leading throughout before winning 25-10.
- The Spartans finished the set on an 18-4 run with Imani Freeman and Sydnei Avery each having five kills in the opening set.
- The Spartans hit well again in the second set, winning comfortably 25-14. Freeman and Karli Chambers each had four kills in the set.
- AU led throughout in the third set, leaving little doubt they would win the match in three.
- As AU ran away with a 25-15 win, Chambers had seven kills in the final set and Avery had six.

SPARTAN LEADERS -
- Karli Chambers had 14 kills.
- Miranda Cada had 39 assists and 11 digs
- Sydnei Avery had 13 kills.
- Julia Wood had 18 digs
- Kaycie Wenzel had 14 digs.
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, September 21 when they travel to the Illinois Wesleyan University Tournament. Match time against Hope College is set for 12:30 p.m. in Bloomington, Illinois.