CHICAGO – MSOE women's volleyball was back in action on Saturday afternoon, less than 24 hours after a tough fought battle against Edgewood. Thankfully, the results were different in today's road match as the Raiders took down Illinois Tech before falling Olivet in Chicago.

RESULT
MSOE RAIDERS – 3 (20, 27, 25, 25)
Illinois Tech – 1 (25, 25, 19, 23)

Olivet – 3 (25, 22, 25, 25)
MSOE RAIDERS – 1 (20, 25, 15, 20)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• vs. Illinois Tech
  • MSOE (12-7, 1-2 NACC) dropped the first set of the match to Illinois Tech (10-6, 2-1 NACC) but rebounded nicely. The Raiders came out on top in an extra points second set before winning the third and fourth to seal the deal.
  • Italia Fields continued her strong play with 16 kills and 16 digs to lead all players in both categories.  
  • Quinn Borchert had four blocks while the Red & White had ten total aces in the 3-1 win.
• vs. Olivet
  • Olivet (4-7, 0-1) was next up for the Raiders in a non-conference matchup. MSOE was able to win the second set after dropping the first but Olivet came back with the next two for their neutral site win.
  • Borchert led the Raiders in kills this time with eight while hitting .286.
  • 15 Red & White student-athletes saw the court and combined for 36 kills and 59 digs.

WHO'S ON DECK
The Red & White will finally play inside the Kern Center this season when they take on Wisconsin Lutheran on Tuesday. First serve is slated for 7:00 pm.

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