Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Basketball Teams Open Conference Play
Each week, the Illinois Tech Athletics Digest will look back at the week in Scarlet Hawks athletics and provide a brief glimpse at what is up next.
Here’s a look at Scarlet Hawk athletics on December 11, 2025.
Women’s Athletics
The Scarlet Hawks women’s basketball team dropped Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) matchups with Lakeland University and Aurora University last week. Chloe Churilla (AMAT 4th Year) led the way last week by averaging 10 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Men’s Athletics
Illinois Tech’s men’s basketball team split a pair of NACC games last week, winning its conference opener at Lakeland before losing at Aurora. Garrison Carter (BA 4th Year) averaged 19 points across the two games to lead the Scarlet Hawks.
Honors
Women’s soccer players Kayla Smith (AE 4th Year), Gabriella Baltes (BCHM 4th Year), Kelly Hitchcock (ME ’24, M.S. 1st Year), and Grace Yager (UNDE 1st Year) and men’s soccer players Mateo Secaira (ME 1st Year) and Tomas Rebelatto (CS 3rd Year) were all named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region VIII team for their efforts on the field this season.
Scarlet Hawks of the Week
Men’s hoops player Bryce Shoto (BA 2nd Year) and women’s hoops player Uma Peters (CE 1st Year) were named the Scarlet Hawks of the Week for the week of December 1.
Up Next
- December 13: Men’s basketball vs. Kalamazoo College (1 p.m. at Keating Hall)
- December 14: Women’s basketball at Pomona-Pitzer
- December 15: Men’s basketball vs. Albion College (5 p.m. at Keating Hall)
- December 16: Women’s basketball at Caltech
- December 17: Men’s basketball vs. St. Norbert College (5 p.m. at Keating Hall)
- December 20: Men’s basketball vs. Catholic University at Bayamon, Puerto Rico
To keep up to date with everything going on with Illinois Tech athletics, visit the Illinois Tech athletics website.
Photo: Illinois Tech women’s basketball player Chloe Churilla (AMAT 4th Year) goes up for a shot at Keating Hall.
