CHICAGO – The Lakeland University women's volleyball team snapped out of a string of alternating wins and losses, winning its second straight match by defeating Illinois Institute of Technology in four sets Saturday in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference play.

The Muskies defeated the Scarlet Hawks 25-18, 25-23, 22-25, 25-13 to end an eight-game stretch of wins and losses. Lakeland also has its first two-match winning streak of the season after improving to 8-10 overall and 3-3 in the NACC.

The Muskies were the more efficient team on the attack and played mostly error-free, hitting .191 for the match with 46 kills and 15 errors. That was plenty good against an Illinois Tech (3-15 overall, 2-5 NACC) team that struggled to a .059 hitting mark that included 39 kills and 28 errors.

Susana Stevens (Jr.-Las Cruces, N.M.) finished with 13 kills, her 11th match of the season with at least 10 kills. Kelly Swope (Sr.-Heyworth, Ill.) also added 11 kills as well as 17 digs, part of a defense that also included
Maeve Sullivan (Sr.-Chicago, Ill.) notching a season-best 24 digs and Katelyn Kitsembel (So.-Lake Mills, Wis.) adding 16 digs.

Brelynn Scoles (Sr.-Kewaskum, Wis.) also chipped in seven kills and nine digs. Roseily Carrasquillo (Jr.-Yabucoa, Puerto Rico) finished with 21 assists in setting duties.

Anna Elena Sofia Sebastio and Karla Trautmann Mendez led Illinois Tech with 11 kills each. Briar Moore also added a match-high six service aces.

Lakeland is back home for two matches this coming week, starting with Thursday night when the Muskies host Marian University at 7 p.m. at the Woltzen Gymnasium.