NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State volleyball (1-3) opened the Red & White Invitational with their first victory of the year, defeating Ohio (0-3) in five sets (25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 15-8) in front of a home crowd at Redbird Arena on Friday evening.
OPENING VOLLEY
- Sophomore outside hitter Tamara Otene led the Redbirds in kills for the third time in four games, blasting 16 kills and recording nine digs, adding an ace as ISU held on for the five-set victory.
- Junior outside hitter Sarah Kushner hit .324 for the match to finish with 13 kills, also serving three aces (two of which consecutively in the fourth set in a 7-0 Redbird run).
- Both Otene and Kushner were responsible for 17.5 points, respectively.
- Freshman setter Katelyn Lefler had a game- and career-high 42 assists in her third start as a Redbird.
- Sophomore middle blocker Nicole Lund matched her career-high of nine kills, hitting .316 and assisting on three blocks.
THE DIFFERENCE
- After dropping the first two sets by nine and seven points, the Bobcats battled back to force a fifth. The 'Birds committed a match-high five and seven errors in the third and fourth sets.
- The Redbirds hit .279 in the match, including .406 in the second and .412 in the fifth to stay the course and hold on to the win. Only one error on 17 attempts was committed by ISU in the tiebreaker.
- Playing at middle blocker, sophomore Kaitlyn Prondzinski was Illinois State's most-efficient player, hitting .438 to record eight kills.
- ISU earned four-straight points to close the curtain on the fifth and final set, 15-8. Two of those points came off kills from Kushner and junior outside hitter Kendee Hilliard.
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH LEAH JOHNSON
"I love this team. I love that we were tested, I love that we responded. I love that Ohio came out so hot in sets three and four and made us adjust. This is what we need to grow and I treasure these moments because as we get into conference play, we will have learned something and I'm thankful for that. I love that this team wants to be pushed and that's a fun team to coach – especially such a young team."
That's a dub! 😁🏐
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— Illinois State Volleyball (@RedbirdVB) September 4, 2021
SATURDAY PARKING
Due to a conflict with football tailgating lots, all volleyball attendees are asked to park in lot G82 (north of Redbird Arena) for Saturday's matches. Season ticket holders with F62 lot passes can present their season-long parking pass for complimentary parking. All other volleyball attendees will be required to pay $10 to park in the lot. Town street surface parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
UP NEXT
The Redbirds take on the UIC Flames tomorrow morning at Redbird Arena at 11 a.m. CT.
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