Madison, Wis. - The Illinois Tech men's basketball team traveled to Madison, Wisconsin on Wednesday evening, returning to conference play with a road match at Edgewood College. The Scarlet Hawks battled but fell late, dropping their Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) matchup to the Eagles 83-76. The Hawks fell to 2-4 in conference play and 3-10 overall. The Eagles improved to 3-4 in NACC play and to 4-10 overall.

The game featured 11 lead changes and six tie scores. The Scarlet Hawks had a 66-60 lead with just under nine minutes remaining in the second half before Edgewood went on a 23-10 run to take the lead and close out the game.

The Scarlet Hawks finished with three players scoring in double figures in Garrison Carter (20 points), DeAndre Vortes (17) and Joshua Iguade with a career-high 16 points.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Garrison Carter with 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block
• Joshua Iguade with a career-high 16 points to go along with 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 blocks
• DeAndre Vortes with 17 points
• Jace Gooley with 7 points and 7 rebounds

Inside The Box Score

• Trey Traeder paced Edgewood with 19 points.
• Drew Houtakker added 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Eagles
• Illinois Tech shot 50% from the field; Edgewood shot 48.5%

Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks wrap up the last of four consecutive road games when they travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, January 11th to take on Wisconsin Lutheran at 1:00pm in another NACC matchup.