MEQUON, Wis. – The Illinois Tech men's volleyball team trekked north to Concordia University-Wisconsin on Saturday to play two afternoon matches. The Scarlet Hawks fell in five set to Greenville College before sweeping host CUW for its first win of the season.
Scores
Greenville 3, Tech 2 (23-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 11-15)
Tech 3, CUW 0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-17)
How it Happened – Greenville Match
After the Panthers took a tightly contested first set, Illinois Tech responded with a .346 hit percentage in set two. Tech took a huge early lead of 13-4 and was never seriously in danger of losing it.
Greenville responded to take the third set, but the Scarlet Hawks once again would even things up. Tech took the lead for good at 8-7 and later used a 5-0 run featuring two Lukasz Kupiec kills to pull away.
In the crucial fifth set, eight ties and five lead changes ended in favor of the Panthers. With Tech holding an 11-10 lead, Greenville ended the match on a 5-0 run.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts – Greenville Match
Cinjun Coe was impressive, tallying 19 kills and 12 digs.
Kupiec added 17 kills and had four total blocks (one solo, three assisted).
Easton Kays tallied 10 kills, six total blocks (two solo, four assisted), and a .643 hit percentage.
Ben Peschl had a staggering 47 assists while also leading the team with 17 digs.
Stats to Know – Greenville Match
Tech outdug the Panthers 62-57.
The Scarlet Hawks had 19 blocks (three solo, 16 assisted) compared to 13 (three solo, 10 assisted) for Greenville.Tech had 58 kills while the Panthers tallied 48.
How it Happened – CUW Match
The Scarlet Hawks dominated in set one, outhitting the Falcons .381% to .000%. It was highlighted by a 11-1 mid-set run to extend a 10-6 lead to 20-7.
Things were more of the same in the second set, as the Scarlet Hawks gradually built a lead reaching as high as nine (18-9) late. After a few Falcon points, Tech pulled away to win 25-13.
CUW improved a bit in the third set, but the Scarlet Hawks managed to stay in control after taking an early lead.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts – CUW Match
Coe once again led the team in kills with 12, this time hitting .455%.
Kupiec added nine kills on a .400 hit percentage.
Daniel Throop tallied 18 assists to lead the Scarlet Hawks.
Derek Bostick had 11 digs to pace the team.
Stats to Know – CUW Match
Hit percentages told the story of this match, with Tech outhitting the Falcons .354% to .000%.
Tech held CUW to just 19 total kills.Digs were in favor of the Scarlet Hawks at 28-14.
GAME LEADERS
ILLINOIS TECH
K: Cinjun Coe - 12
B: Andriy Bench - 2
D: Derek Bostick - 11
SA: Ben Peschl - 2
CONCORDIA (WIS.)
K: 2 Players (#20, #22) - 5
B: Blake Schwandt - 4
SA: 2 Players (#10, #20) - 1
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