FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The three seed Indiana Tech swept six seed Lawrence Tech in the WHAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Lawrence Tech led 10-9 in set one before a 9-2 run gave Indiana Tech a 17-12 lead. Leading 19-16, Indiana Tech scored four of the next five points to extend their advantage to 23-17. Indiana Tech would take set one 25-19.
Lawrence Tech led 7-5 in set two, but Indiana Tech used a 9-2 run to swing the lead in their favor at 14-9. With Indiana Tech ahead 16-12, the Warriors used four straight points to extend their advantage to 20-12. Indiana Tech would take set two 25-15.
Lawrence Tech led 9-6 in the third set. Indiana Tech crawled back to tie the set at 11-11. Indiana Tech took a 13-12 lead, but back-to-back points saw LTU take a slight 14-13 edge. With the set tied at 16-16, Indiana Tech used a 5-1 run to take a 21-17 lead. After LTU cut the lead to three at 21-18, a 4-1 run by Indiana Tech gave the Warriors the third set 25-19 and the match 3-0.
Indiana Tech was well-balanced in the win as
Olivia Kracium,
Hannah Teich and
Lauren Paska all had eight kills apiece to lead the team. Teich also led Tech with 4.0 blocks and three aces, which her the second player in program history with 200 career aces.
Kristin Matlack had 28 assists, and both
Keira Hans and
Abby Lane had 11 digs to co-lead the team.
Indiana Tech heads to the WHAC Semifinals, where they will play two seed Aquinas at host Cornerstone on Friday night.
