CARBONDALE, Ill. — It was a historic night for Indiana State volleyball as senior setter Rachel Griffin recorded her 2,000th career assists as the Sycamores went on to win their third Missouri Valley Conference match of the season in a 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19) triumph over Southern Illinois Saturday night inside Davies Gym. 
 
Only 11 other players in program history have reached the mark with the last coming in 2015 by Erika Nord. The Avon, Indiana product needed 16 assists coming into the match and finished with a match-high 43 to set the mark easily. 
 
After falling in the opening frame to the Salukis, Indiana State reeled off three straight set wins to improve to 5-11 overall and 3-1 in The Valley. Indiana State cruised to a 25-21 win to tie the match heading into the break before edging the Salukis in the third set 25-23 and finally cementing the win in the fourth with a 25-19 victory. 
 
Indiana State hit .265 in the match, closing out the match with two-straight set hitting over .379 while holding the Salukis to just a .231 attacking percent. The Sycamores also dominated the net Saturday, recording nine blocks to SIU's four. Sophomore Damadj Johnson had five blocks for the Sycamores while Griffin and Cassie Kawa sent back three apiece. 
 
Kawa led the charge for the Sycamores on the offensive side of the ball, finishing with a match-high 15 kills while junior Laura Gross added 12 and Sarah Peterson had eight. 
 
The Sycamores will return to Terre Haute next weekend as they will welcome both Northern Iowa and Drake Friday and Saturday. 
 
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