River Forest, Ill. – The Dominican University Women's Volleyball returned to the Igini Sports Forum after 7 straight matches not being on their home court.
Match Results:
Dominican: 0
Illinois Tech: 3
How It Happened:
-The Stars got the first two points of the match with Senior
Jaylynn Miller earning back-to-back kills.
-The Scarlet Hawks found their footing in the first set when they went on a 5-0 run that made the score 15-8 in favor of Illinois Tech.
-Dominican made a little bit of a comeback by going on a 7-1 run in the middle portion of the first set. During this stretch, Senior
Kathryn Ksiezak, Sophomore
Olivia Pollak, Freshman
Valeria Garcia, Freshman
Kaitlyn Stanek, and Senior
Jillian Ross all earned kills.
-Illinois Tech wrapped up the set, scoring the final 5 of 7 points, to win the set 25-19.
-DU had their best set offensively, collecting 11 kills on 25 total attacks.
-Scarlet Hawks started off the second set on a 6-1 run to start off on the right foot.
-Ksiezak ended the run for Illinois Tech before they went on another 6-1 run to make the score 12-4.
-The Scarlet Hawks kept their foot on the gas, making the score 17-6.
-Sophomore
Karolina Stonkus earned two kills for the Stars in the set before Illinois Tech won the second set 25-10.
-The third set told the same story, with the Scarlet Hawks getting out to an 8-0 lead before Dominican scored a point.
-Miller earned two straight kills for Dominican in the set before Illinois Tech won the third set 25-9.
Shining Stars:
-Senior
Jaylynn Miller earned 5 kills on the night, this being a team high.
-Freshman
Kaitlyn Stanek made her presence known at the net, earning 2 blocks in the match.
-Junior
Fabiana Pizzo collected 5 digs.
-Freshman
Mawedda Abu-Shukhaidem collected 6 assists and 3 digs.
-Freshman
Gracelynn Perry added 4 digs and 4 assists.
-Sophomore
Olivia Pollak did a little bit of everything, earning 2 kills, 4 assists, 1 block, and 3 digs.
Leading the Way:
Kills: Miller (5)
Aces: N/A
Blocks: Stanek (2)
Assists: Abu-Shukhaidem (6)
Digs: Pizzo (5)
What's Next:
Dominican University Women's Volleyball falls to 0-19 on the season. The Stars return to the Igini Sports Forum for their first back-to-back home slot of the season. DUWVB will host the Muskies of Lakeland University for a 12:00 p.m. start on Saturday, October 17
th.
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