Volleyball falls at Illinois State, 3-0

Friday, October 19

Normal, IL

7 p.m.

Southern Illinois University

4-18, 0-9MVC

Illinois State University

17-5, 9-1MVC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Southern Illinois	16	20	8	0
Illinois State	25	25	25	3

10/19/2018 | 11:28:00 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The Southern Illinois University volleyball team fell to the Illinois State Redbirds, 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-8) in Missouri Valley Conference action Friday night inside Redbird Arena.

Inside the match

• Neither side led by more than one through the early part of the first set, as Southern tied the frame 9-all on a kill by Rachel Maguire. The Redbirds tallied three kills and took advantage of two Saluki hitting errors to build a five-point advantage, 14-9. Illinois State led by four, 15-11 at the media timeout and scored seven of the next eight points out of the timeout to effectively put the set out of reach.
• Southern got off to a fast start in the second set with three-straight points to open the frame. A double block by Kat Wagner and Patience Brown coupled with a Redbird error put SIU ahead 6-2 and prompted an early timeout by the Redbirds. An ace by Wagner and a Redbird error gave the Salukis their largest lead at 11-4 and forced Illinois State to take its second timeout.
• The Redbirds scored five of the next six points to get to within two, 12-10, but Southern extended its lead to four, 15-11 on a kill by Emma Baalman. Illinois State again had an answer, as it scored six of the next seven points to take a 17-16 lead. The two sides traded side out points until the Redbirds broke a 20-all tie with five-straight points to take the set.
• Illinois State hit .500 and limited the Salukis to a .000 hitting percentage in the third set to take the match. The Redbirds hit

Inside the numbers

• The Salukis were playing without their top hitter, Maggie Nedoma, who did not play in the match but has led SIU in kills in 18 matches this season.
• Keera Clarke recorded double-digit digs for the fourth-straight match, as she set a new career-best with 21 digs. It marked the sixth time this season the Santa Monica, Calif. native has finished with 10-plus digs.
• Kat Wagner played all the way around and tallied five kills, eight digs, two assists and two aces. Her two aces tied a season-best.
• Alayna Martin notched her 10th double-double of the season with 17 assists and 13 digs. She also added two kills, a solo block and an ace.
• The Salukis tallied seven blocks and it marked the seventh time in nine Valley matches that Southern has finished with at least six total blocks.

Up Next

The Salukis travel to Peoria, Ill. to take on the Bradley Braves on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN3.