FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech women's volleyball team clinched a share of the WHAC Regular Season Championship with their sweep over Defiance on Senior Day on Friday night.
With Indiana Tech ahead 9-8 in set one, the Warriors used a 5-1 run to extend their lead to 14-9. Defiance cut the lead to one at 14-13, but a 6-1 run by Indiana Tech put the Warriors ahead 20-14. Indiana Tech took the first set 25-16.
Defiance led 6-5 early in set two. Indiana Tech followed with a 9-2 run to take a 14-8 lead and force a Defiance timeout. Indiana Tech would cruise to a 25-16 second set win.
Defiance led 10-7 in the third set, but a 7-1 run put Indiana Tech ahead 14-11. Defiance never got within three for the remainder of the set as Indiana Tech took the third 25-19 and the match 3-0.
Olivia Kracium led Indiana Tech with 11 kills with an .846 hitting percentage.
Lauren Paska added 10 kills, and
Hannah Teich added nine kills and led Tech with three aces and 3.0 blocks.
Kristin Matlack had 36 assists to led the Warriors, and
Abby Lane had a team-high 13 digs. Both
Emiline Wood and
Keira Hans had two aces apiece for Indiana Tech.
Indiana Tech finished the regular season 25-7 overall and 14-2 in WHAC play. The Warriors will host the first round of the WHAC Tournament on Wednesday night at 7 PM.
