Men's Volleyball Falls Against Scarlet Hawks

CHICAGO, Ill.—The Fontbonne University men's volleyball team closed out its road trip with a tough four set loss against Illinois Tech. Fontbonne drops to 3-5 on the season, while IIT goes to 3-4.

Result

Illinois Tech def. Fontbonne, 3-1 (25-16, 25-16, 15-25, 25-15)

Set Notes

Set 1: The Scarlet Hawks put Fontbonne in an 8-1 hole, but the Griffins started to chip away at the deficit trailing 13-9 on Ryan Lively's kill. 

IIT, though remained in control the rest of the set going on for the 25-16 victory. Fontbonne had 11 kills and a .118 hitting percentage in the first. IIT opened with 12 kills on 26 swings for a .385 hitting percentage.

Set 2: After the two teams were tied 9-9, the Scarlet Hawks went on an 8-0 run taking a commanding 17-9 lead and went on for the 25-16 win.

The Griffins struggled offensively with six kills and five errors for a. 038 hitting percentage. IIT, meanwhile, played its best set of the morning with 13 kills and a .385 hitting percentage.

Set 3: The Griffins bounced back in a big way in the third taking a 9-3 lead on Lively's kill. The Scarlet Hawks got the lead down to 15-12, however, the Griffins closed out the set outscoring IIT 10-3 en route to the 25-15 victory. 

Fontbonne had its best set offensively with 12 kills and a match-high .440 hitting percentage. Lively led with five kills, while Joseph Huster had two kills and three solo blocks. Josh Blomberg and Cameron Graves also contributed two kills each.

Set 4: In the fourth, the Scarlet Hawks took a 10-6 led on Grant Couper's kill. It was all IIT the rest of the way finishing off the set and the match for the 25-15 win. 

Team Stats

• The Griffins finished with 37 kills and a .142 hitting percentage.
• IIT totaled 43 kills and a. .288 hitting percentage.

Top Griffins

Ryan Lively: 13 kills

Josh Blomberg: Season-high eight kills, .462 hitting percentage

Joseph Huster: Six kills, .333 hitting percentage, season-high four solo blocks

Alex Gantt: 16 assists

Ryan Taylor: nine digs

Up Next

The Griffins have its home opener on Tuesday hosting Illinois Wesleyan. First-service at 7 p.m.

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