The Aurora University women's volleyball team took to the road for a second time in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference action on Wednesday night at Illinois Institute of Technology. The Spartans won the NACC battle, winning 3-1 (25-16, 25-15, 29-31, 25-17).


MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Illinois Institute of Technology 1 (25-16, 25-15, 29-31, 25-17)
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 7-8 overall and 2-0 NACC


- AU got a service ace from Riley Moreno to put them ahead 5-4 in the opening set. The Spartans would not trail again and win 25-16.
- Kate Dillon had a team-high five kills in the first set win.
- After trailing early in the second set, a Kate Dillon kill followed by multiple IIT errors allowed the Spartans to once again pull away and go on to win 25-15.
- AU only had seven kills in the set win, five coming from Dillon while they were aided by 11 IIT attack errors.
- The third set looked to be going the Spartans way as three straight Kate Poellmann kills put AU ahead 23-19.
- Despite having several match point chances in the third set, AU would fall 31-29 and see a fourth set.
- Poellmann had six kills in the third set.
- AU led from the opening point in the fourth set, going on to win 25-17.
- Riley Moreno and Poellmann each had four kills in the set victory.


KILLS: Kate Poellmann (15) and Kate Dillon (12)
ASSISTS: Hannah Joseph (40) 
DIGS: Kristen Erickson (15) and Carolyn Lippe (11)
ACES: Riley Moreno (2)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno (5)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, September 28 when they travel to the University of Wisconsin Platteville. AU takes on Gustavus Adolphus College at 1:30 p.m. and UW-Platteville at 4:00 p.m. in Platteville, Wisconsin.