ADRIAN, Mich. - The Adrian College men's volleyball team kept it close, but couldn't close out Illinois Tech, falling 3-1 on the final home game of the season (senior night) at the Merillat Sports/Fitness Center.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Adrian 1, Illinois Tech 3 (23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 18-25)

Location: Adrian, Michigan (Merillat Sports/Fitness Center)

Records: Adrian (1-20), Illinois Tech (1-21)

TOP PERFORMERS ADRIAN

• Avery Johnson and Eduardo Aleman led the Bulldog attack with 14 and 13 kills respectively

• Javes Escalera paced the offense with 23 assists

• Joseph Deets also contributed with 17 assists

• Austin Hinojos recorded a game high 15 digs

• Johnson and Aleman each contributed defensively with 12 and 11 digs

TOP PERFORMERS ILLINOIS TECH

• The Scarlet Hawks were led offensively by Alex Babusci (21 kills) and Ryan Barnes (15 kills)

• Andrew Woltman tallied a game high 46 assists, pacing the Illinois Tech offense

• Allan Huang was the defensive leader with 14 digs

• Michael Drews (12 digs), Woltman (11 digs) and Babusci (10 digs) also contributed on the defensive side

UP NEXT

• Adrian will wrap up its season tomorrow (April 2), traveling to face Olivet in the final MCVL match.

• The Bulldogs and Comets have split the previous two meetings this season with Adrian winning the most recent at Olivet last weekend 3-0 (Olivet won 3-2 on January 23)