DES MOINES, Iowa -- Indiana State volleyball fell to Drake in four sets (25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19) Friday night inside the Knapp Center. ISU was led by Laura Gross with 13 kills and Damadj Johnson who finished with 11 kills. 
 
After dropping the opening set to the Bulldogs 25-18, ISU turned up its offensive attack to stun the Drake (22-6, 11-3 MVC) who has held their opponents to a .167 attacking percentage on the season. ISU hit .217 in the set and rallied back to take the frame, 25-23. Indiana State (7-18, 5-8 MVC) ended Drake's 10-set winning streak with the set win.
 
After heading to the locker room tied at a set apiece, the Bulldogs came back to the court with a vengeance hitting their stride offensively with a .400 attacking percentage in the set as they cruised to a 25-17 win. 
 
Indiana State fell behind early in the fourth frame before battling back. Drake led by as many as eight points before the Sycamores made a late push to pull within two at 19-17. Drake would answer the ISU rally with a 6-2 run of their own to take the set and match. 
 
Inside the Box Score

• Drake outhit Indiana State .287 to .188 in the match
• Indiana State had a pair of hitters with double-digit kills led by Laura Gross with 13 and Damadj Johnson with 11
• Stephanie Bindernagel finished the match with 14 digs while Gross added 11
• Rachel Griffin assisted on 38 of the teams 50 kills
• The Bulldogs were led by Cathryn Cheek who had 20 kills. Kyla Inderski had 15 kills while Emily Plock added 12

Next Up
Indiana State travels to Cedar Falls, Iowa Saturday (Nov. 4) to take on UNI. First serve is set for 8 p.m. ET.
 
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