Marian University women’s volleyball (4-14, 0-4 NACC) suffered a pair of defeats falling to Illinois Tech and Chicago.
 

 
AT ILLINOIS TECH (L, 3-1, 25-22, 20-25, 25-13, 25-16)

• Illinois Tech jumped out early on the Sabres taking a 6-1 lead to open the match.
• Marian was able to cut that deficit down to 13-9 before a 6-2 run allowed Illinois Tech to lead by eight.
• Marian had a 5-1 spurt later in the set but it was too late to mount a rally.
• Five straight points allowed Marian to open the second set with a 7-4 advantage.
• The Sabres maintained a 14-13 lead before going on a 6-1 run to build a six-point cushion and eventually take the set.
• Marian opened the third set with a slim 9-7 edge before Illinois Tech scored 17 of the next 20 points to easily take the set.
• A fast start in the fourth along with a 7-1 run later in the set allowed Illinois Tech to take the match.

VS. CHICAGO (L, 3-0, 25-16, 25-15, 25-22)

• The two squads opened the match at an even 10-10 before Chicago pulled away with an 8-1 run.
• The Maroons also ended the set on a 7-2 spurt.
• The second set saw Chicago open with an 11-3 lead and never looked back to go up 2-0.
• Marian had a 14-13 lead in the third but Chicago was able to score the next four points to lead by three.
• The two sides nearly went point-for-point the rest of the way as Chicago secured the sweep.

AT ILLINOIS TECH

• Illinois Tech had a 48-35 edge for kills and slim 67-66 advantage for digs.
• The Scarlet Hawks were able to record 12 aces to only six for Marian.
• Marian had double-digit kills in the first two sets of the match.
• The Sabres are now 5-8 all-time against Illinois Tech having dropped the last four meetings.

VS. CHICAGO

• Chicago finished with a 41-25 edge for kills and 46-38 advantage for digs.
• The Maroons had at least 12 kills in each set.
• Marian is 1-4 all-time against the Maroons with this being the first meeting since 2008,

	Kylie Krueger had nine kills and three digs against Illinois Tech.
	Sofia Rodriguez finished with 28 digs between the two matches.
	Kennedy Adamski had four block assists against Chicago.