SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Indiana State volleyball fell for the first time in Missouri Valley Conference action Friday night to a red-hot Missouri State team in three sets (25-14, 25-19, 25-10) inside Hammonds Student Center.
 
Indiana State (4-11, 2-1 MVC) battled with the Bears in each of the first two sets but Missouri State was too much to handle.
 
With ISU leading 5-3 in the first set, Missouri State went on an 11-4 run to regain momentum. The Sycamores would make a run of their own later to close the gap to 16-13 but a MSU timeout would stop ISU in its tracks as the Bears would go on a 9-1 run to close out the set.
 
The Sycamores would crank up the intensity in the second set, picking up six of their seven blocks led by Alex Toombs and Nikkie White. ISU would again close the gap to just three points midway through the set, but the Bears would slow the momentum before a 7-3 run would secure a 2-0 lead heading into the break.
 
ISU was held at bay in the third frame, notching just 10 points in the set.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Rachel Griffin finished the match with 18 assists, need just 14 more to reach 2,000 career assists. The senior would be just the 10th player in school history to achieve the feat.
• Senior Sarah Peterson paced ISU on the offensive side of the ball just a team-high 9 kills.
• Indiana State was held to just .058 hitting in the match while the Bears went for a .299 attacking percent.
• Three Sycamores would record 10 or more digs led by Laura Gross who had 16. 

Next Up
Indiana State will travel to Carbondale for another Valley match with Southern Illinois Saturday (Sept. 30). First serve is slated for 8 p.m. ET from Davies Gym.  
 
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