Box Score River Forest, Ill. – Dominican University Men's Volleyball closed their four-game home stand against Illinois Tech on Tuesday.
 
 Results:
  Dominican: 3
  Illinois Tech: 1

  How it Happened:
  -DU would hold an 11-9 advantage in the 1^st set after a 3-0 run by Sophomore Thomas Hirsch.
  -The Stars took the opening set, 27-25. Sophomore Ty Geschke posted 7 kills on .778 hitting.
  -Illinois Tech would storm back in the beginning of Set 2, claiming a 7-12 advantage.
  -Dominican was unable to claw back in the 2^nd, dropping it 16-25. Junior Michael Greco tallied 3 kills and a solo block in the frame.
  -Trailing 19-22 in Set 3, the Stars would side out, and Senior Owen Morrow would go on a 5-0 run to steal the set for DU, 25-22. Senior Nathaniel Cossyleon notched 6 kills and a block in the 3^rd.
  -Dominican would then close out the match in the 4^th set, 25-17. Hirsch registered 3 kills and a block in the final frame.
  -DU hit .287 collectively compared to Illinois Tech's .208 and out-blocked the Scarlet Hawks 9.5 to 3.

  Shining Stars:
  -Sophomore Ty Geschke posted a team high 17 kills on .378 hitting while adding 4 block assists.
  -Senior Nathaniel Cossyleon tallied 11 kills on .308 hitting.
  -Sophomore Thomas Hirsch collected 9 kills and 4 block assists.
  -Senior Owen Morrow totaled 24 assists along with 22 from Freshman Landon Kassulke.
  -Freshman Kendall Esparza had 6 kills on .625 hitting paired with 6 digs.

  Leading the Way:
  Kills: Geschke (17)
  Aces: Dahman (1)
  Blocks: Geschke and Hirsch (4)
  Assists: Morrow (24)
  Digs: Morrow (9)

  What's Next:
  Dominican University Men's Volleyball improves to 9-8 on the season and is 5-1 in NACC play. The Stars will head to Benedictine University on Saturday, March 15^th to take on the Eagles. The match is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.

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