The Aurora University women's volleyball team opened up Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play on Wednesday night in Chicago at Illinois Institute of Technology. AU swarmed IIT in three sets winning 25-19, 25-17, 25-18.
MATCH SCORE:Â Aurora University 3, Ilinois Institute of Technology 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-18)
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois
RECORD:Â Aurora University 12-2Â overall and 1-0 NACC ; Illinois Institute of Technology 7-5 overall and 0-1 NACC
- The first set was a feeling out between the two teams as the score was tied on 11 occasions until a
Sophie Knazur kills put AU ahead to stay.
- The Spartans would finish the set on a 10-4 run and win 25-19.
- AU out hit IIT .289 to .098 in the set one win.
- The Spartans tried pulling away from IIT early in the second set but would finally gain the upper hand with numerous IIT errors and an ace from
Carolyn Lippe.
- AU won set two 25-17 and took a commanding 2-0 lead.
- A pair of kills from
Izzie Rysanek and an ace from
Katie Brisk early on in the third set pushed the Spartans out to a lead.
- The lead would remain as the Spartans defeated IIT 25-18 and won the match 3-0.
KILLS:Â
Katelyn Ruse (7)
ASSISTS:Â
Trinity Nelson (22)
DIGS: Katie Brisk (14),
Carolyn Lippe and
Trinity Nelson (11)Â
ACES: Carolyn Lippe (4)
BLOCKS:Â
Peyton Darguzis,
Trinity Nelson, Sophia Knazur and
Izzie Rysanek (1)
Next action for the Spartan women's volleyball team comes Saturday, September 26 when they travel to Marian University for a tri. Opening serve is set for 12:00 p.m. against Marian University and 2:30 p.m. vs Carroll College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
