CHICAGO, Ill. - St. Norbert College was swept by Illinois Tech in the penultimate contest of the season in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference match at Keating Sports Center.
The Green Knights (6-19, 5-6 NACC) fell to the Scarlet Hawks 25-20, 25-23, 25-13.
St. Norbert jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the first set before a 7-2 rally flipped the set in favor of Illinois Tech. The Green Knights got within four points at 23-19 before Illinois Tech closed out the first set. An early 5-2 lead in the second set thanks to two kills from Kayden Lamon was again offset by a late and lengthy Scarlet Hawks run. A 4-0 run put St. Norbert up 21-14, but thanks to an 11-2 run, Illinois Tech stole the second set.
The Scarlet Hawks raced out to a big 18-8 advantage in the third set as St. Norbert eventually fell to the sweep.
St. Norbert hit .041 for the match, with 25 kills against 20 errors. Anna Kudick led the Green Knights with six kills, while Annabel Stevenson and Lamon had five. Alayna Glidden had nine assists.
Maddie Kitowski had 23 digs while Stevenson had 12. Brooklyn O'Malley and Lamon both had one block.
Illinois Tech hit .212 for the match, with 37 kills against 12 errors in 118 attempts. Payton Smith led the Scarlet Hawks with a game-high 13 kills.
