PALATINE, IL-  The #1 ranked Harper College volleyball team hosted DII Triton Trojans at Robert Morris University on Thursday and ended the day with a 3-set sweep.

Harper got things started quickly after Emily Huprich (/Elgin)'s strong serving had the Hawks up 9-1.  Harper would remain in control the rest of the way, taking the set 25-10.    The second set began just as well for the Hawks, as they found themselves ahead 4-0 before Angelina Nichol's pinpoint serving brought the score to 14-1.  Once again, Harper would not let up and took set two 25-8.

Set three had a little bit of a different feel to it as the Hawks were tied 2-2 and then fell behind 2-3 for their first deficit in the match.  Harper would bounce back to take a 7-3 lead but the Trojans would not give up and tied the set at 8 apiece.  The Hawks would then pull away for a 17-12 lead but again, the Trojans came back and tied the set at 21.  Triton would once again take a 2 point lead at 21-23 before a Nikki Alm (/Larkin) kill brought the Hawks back within one.  Harper would not let the Trojans score the rest of the way and took the third set 25-23, ending the match in three sets.

Ellie Burzlaff (/Harvest Christian) kept up her hot hitting and led the Hawks with 14 kills on 25 attempts.  Lydia Schiller (/Hoffman Estates) was second on the team with 5 while Alex Tangney (/Fremd), Carley Chiodo (/Hersey), and Angelina Nichols (/Christian Liberty Academy) each had 4.  The service combination on Karolina Sas (/Fremd), Ariana Chelini (/Crystal Lake South), Leslie Salgado (/Buffalo Grove), Ellie Burzlaff (/Harvest Christian), and Breanna Cullen (/Oregon) totaled 8 aces in the match.  Ariana Chelini (/Crystal Lake South) and Emily Huprich (/Elgin) co-led the Hawks with 12 digs apiece.  Huprich finished the match with a double-double, adding 23 assists to go along with her 12 digs.

Harper is now 23-4 overall and 8-0 in conference.  The Hawks travel to Springfield this weekend to partake in the Lincoln Land Invitational before returning home on Tuesday to face College of Dupage.