CHICAGO – The University of Chicago volleyball team stayed in the windy city for a two-match tournament at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The No.19 Maroons recorded back-to-back wins only drop one set in all seven played.  

RESULTS
 St. Norbert – 1 (18, 25, 16, 22)
#19 UChicago – 3 ( 25, 23, 25, 25)

Illinois Tech – 0 (9, 18, 17)
#19 UChicago – 1 (25, 25, 25)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• vs St. Norbert
  • Dominating the first set after taking an early 11-6 lead, the Maroons gained momentum off blocks from Diya Mishra and Gabi Spellings. The Knights tried to march back, but after scoring point 21 Chicago flew on a 5-0 run to close out the set.
  • After much back-and-forth play, St. Norbert was able to jump to a small lead and take set two 25-23. Chicago recorded more kills than the Knights but unfortunately had errors catch up to them.
  • In sets two and three Chicago dominated on both sides of the net. Recording a total of 25 completed attacks allowed them to close out the 3-1 match. Diya Mishra led all teams with 17 kills while Amelia Gibbs finished with 11 of her own.
• vs Illinois Tech
  • In one of their most controlling matches this year Chicago swept the Scarlet Hawks. Scoring over 30 points more than IIT, UChicago capitalized on every opportunity they've had.
  • In both sets one and three Chicago won by more than eight points, set two was the closest as IIT only lost 25-18.
  • Mishra again led all teams with 12 kills and two blocks. Amelia Gibbs added on eight attacks, while Maggie McInerney recorded seven. Sally North led the Maroons with three blocks.

WHO'S ON DECK
Chicago will head to Pittsburg for the third UAA Round Robin this season. Taking place on Sunday, the Maroons will face No. 8 WashU at 12 pm EST and No. 17 Case Western University at 2 pm EST.

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