TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State volleyball dropped its Saturday night matchup with Drake, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-18) inside the ISU Arena. Senior Sarah Peterson led the way for the Sycamores with a team high 13 kills on the night as ISU fell to 5-13 overall and 3-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
 
Both teams came out firing on defense as each side was held under .115 attacking to open the match. After trailing 12-8 in the set, Indiana State maintained its poise to eventually tie the set at 14 and again at 21 before the red-hot Bulldogs pulled away late for a 25-23 win. The Sycamores recorded 2.5 of their 3.5 total blocks in the opening set, led by sophomore Damadj Johnson.
 
The Bulldogs (17-3, 6-0 MVC) hit their stride in the second set, hitting .275 while holding ISU to just a .100 attacking percentage. An early 8-2 deficit was too much to overcome as ISU could not pull closer than three points in the remainder of the set as the Bulldogs cruised to a 25-18 set win.
 
It was much of the same in the final set as DU hit .325 led by Kyla Inderski and Cathryn Cheeck with four kills each. The Sycamores had their best offensive performance of the night in the frame but could not slow down the Bulldogs as Drake recorded its 10th-straight win and remained unbeaten in MVC action.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Peterson led the Sycamores with 13 kills and was the only ISU player to have double-digit kills
• Peterson's 13 kills marked the seventh time this season that the Seven Hills, Ohio native has reached 10+ kills
• Stephanie Bindernagel led ISU with 35 digs while Rachel Griffin assisted on 28 of the teams' 34 kills
• Cassie Kawa had six kills after hitting .200 on the night
• Drake had 9.0 blocks in the match compared to ISU's 3.5
• Kyla Inderski recorded a double-double for the bulldogs with 10 kills and 16 digs

 
Next Up
Indiana State will wrap up its home slate Monday night when they play host to Illinois State starting at 7 p.m.
 
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