Chicago, Ill. – The Dominican University women's volleyball team traveled to Illinois Tech for a game against the Scarlet Hawks on Thursday night. The match up between the Stars and Scarlet Hawks have NACC tournament implications with both teams looking to make a late push for the tournament.

Results:
Illinois Tech: 3
Dominican:0

How it Happened:
-Dominican started off slow in the match losing the first set 25-20 and only picking up 7 kills in the set with 8 attacking errors.
-The loan positive for the Stars in the first set was Senior Miriam Guler recording 5 service aces.
-DU was unable to find their grove in the second set and lost 25-20 once again. They only picked up 5 kills in this set.    
-The Stars found a little momentum in the third set by picking up 10 kills, but fell 25-22.  
 

Shining Stars:
-Junior Veronica Henkel led the Stars with 6 kills and 14 digs in the match.
-Senior Miriam Guler posted 7 service aces in the match.
-Senior Melissa Schmidt led the team in assists with 14 of them.  
-Senior Tanya De La Riva had 3 blocks and 12 digs in the match.
-Junior Lola Butler recorded 3 blocks.

Leading the Way:
Kills: Henkel (6) 
Aces: Guler  (7)
Blocks: Butler and De La Riva (3)
Assists: Schmidt (14)
Digs: Henkel (14)

What's Next:
The Dominican University women's volleyball team will travel to Mequon, Wis. For a match against the Falcons of Concordia Wisconsin who is tied for first in the NACC. First serve between Stars and Falcons will be at 12:00pm.

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