Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Hoops Teams Wind Down in 2025
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 19, 2025.
Men’s Athletics
Illinois Tech’s men’s basketball team went 3-1 over the past week, including 1-1 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) play. The Scarlet Hawks on December 10 in a NACC contest, followed by non-conference victories over and before falling to on December 16. In the win over Kalamazoo, Garrison Carter (BA 4th Year) recorded his 1,000th career point. For the week, Carter averaged 18.3 points per game and 10.8 rebounds per game, while fourth-year guard John Davis III led the team with19.5 points per game.
Women’s Athletics
The Scarlet Hawks women’s basketball team went 0-2 on their winter break trip to California, falling to on December 14 and to on December 16. Chloe Churilla (AMAT 4th Year) paced the Scarlet Hawks on the trip, averaging 13 points per game and 9 rebounds per game.
Honors
Women’s soccer players Gabriella Baltes (BCHM 4th Year) and Kelly Hitchcock (ME ’24, M.S. 1st Year) were named to the 2025 . It was the second straight academic all-American selection for Baltes. In women's volleyball, Anna Elena Sofia Sebastio (AE 4th Year), Karla Trautmann Mendez (B.ARCH. 3rd Year), Victoria Aspurez (PSYC 3rd Year), and Brooke Rifkin (FIN 3rd Year) were each named for NCAA Division III.
Scarlet Hawks of the Week
Men’s hoops player Davis III and Bryce Shoto (BA 2nd Year) were named the for the week of December 8.
- December 29: Men’s basketball at University of Illinois Â鶹APP
- January 3: Women’s basketball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering (1 p.m. at Keating Hall)
- January 3: Men’s basketball at Milwaukee School of Engineering
- January 7: Men’s basketball vs. Aurora University (7 p.m. at Keating Hall)
- January 7: Women’s basketball at Aurora University
- January 10: Swimming and diving vs. North Central College (1 p.m. at Ekco Pool)
- January 10: Women’s basketball at St. Norbert College
- January 10: Men’s basketball at St. Norbert College
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Photo: Garrison Carter (BA 4th Year) [center] is honored after scoring his 1,000th career point.
