The Aurora University women's volleyball team took on the Scarlet Hawks at home in the first round of the NACC tournament Thursday night. Aurora took control in every set and came away with the 3-0 victory.


MATCH SCORE: Aurora University 3, Illinois Institute of Technology 0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-21)
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORD: Aurora University 22-8 overall and 11-2 NACC


- AU jumped out to an early lead on Illinois Tech and weathered a mid-set rally to win 25-20.
- Katelyn Ruse had four kills and Peyton Darguzis three in the set win.
- The second set was a back and forth battle between AU and IIT.
- With the set tied 14-14, a Ruse kill ignited the Spartans to a 11-3 run to win 25-17.
- Samantha Torres had seven kills in the set win as AU hit .351 as a team.
- The Spartans stormed out to a sizable lead in the third set and appeared ready to coast to a win before a valiant rally from IIT tied the score at 20-20.
- AU had led 20-11.
- With Carolyn Lippe at the service line, AU won five of the final six set points to win 25-21.
- Senior Riley Moreno had a pair of kills in the final five point stretch.


KILLS: Izabella Kowalczyk (12), Samantha Torres (11) and Katelyn Ruse (10)
ASSISTS: Trinity Nelson (33)
DIGS: Katie Brisk and Trinity Nelson (14) and Izabella Kowalczyk (10)
ACES: Izabella Kowalczyk (2)
BLOCKS: Riley Moreno and Katelyn Ruse (3)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes on Saturday, November 15 when they take on Edgewood University in the championship game of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. The first serve is set for 12:00 p.m. in Madison, Wisconsin.