LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's volleyball team went the distance in front of a raucous crowd but saw their season end with a five-set loss in the conference tournament.

FINAL SCORE
Illinois Tech 3, Benedictine 2
19-25, 25-23, 25-17, 17-25, 15-11

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine controlled the first set as Caroline O'Connor opened a string of five straight points to help open a 12-6 lead
• Benedictine led 16-8 and started to trade points but closed out the set on a kill from O'Connor
• The second set was much like the remainder of the match with lots of back-and-forth
• Behind two aces from Courtney Levy and another from Alyssa Mojica, Benedictine led 8-6 before Illinois Tech embarked on a run of six straight to open a 13-9 edge
• Brooke Huizenga put down a kill to help Benedictine score five in a row and lead 15-14 on consecutive blocks from O'Connor and Yngride JeanPhillipe
• Benedictine led 18-15 after a kill from Kaitlyn Estopare and held a 23-19 edge before Illinois Tech closed out the set with six straight
• A pair of long runs in the third helped the visitors grab a 2-1 advantage
• Madelyn Sullivan and JeanPhillipe logged kills in the fourth as Benedictine led 9-6
• The block and serve helped Benedictine pull away to the win
• Neither team could gain the upper hand in the fifth
• Huizenga and Estopare put down kills to put Benedictine ahead 11-10 but Illinois Tech scored the final five to grab the win and advance
• Illinois Tech won a four-set meeting earlier this year

STAT LEADERS
KILLS: O'Connor (17), Huizenga (9)
DIGS: Levy (25), Estopare (11), Sullivan (11)
ACES: Mojica (5), Levy (3), Jamie Janczak (3)
BLOCKS: JeanPhillipe (9), O'Connor (6), Hannah Griffith (5)
ASSISTS: Janczak (25), Mojica (16)

RECORD
Benedictine finished the season with a 16-12 record, finishing third in the conference. Thank you to the seniors who have endured much over the last few years.