TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State volleyball earned their first Missouri Valley Conference win of the season on Friday evening as a strong defensive performance from Melina Tedrow helped push the Sycamores past Evansville, 3-1.
 
Tedrow, the libero for the Sycamores, set a single-game record for recorded digs against the Purple Aces, leading the match 44 digs to go along with six assists. She surpassed Kelly Spisak who recorded 41 digs against Creighton in 2004.
 
As a team, Evansville did hold the edge in total digs, 109-105, but Indiana State dominated the net. Freshman Kylie Newby led the charge with one solo block to go along with four block assists and Madeline Williams and Nikkie White each tallied three assists. ISU gathered eight total blocks during the match while the Purple Aces finished with just five.
 
The blue and white were consistent offensively, with five players recording double-digit digs. Redshirt senior Cassie Kawa led the effort with 11 kills while Gretchen Kuckkan, Newby, Taylor Shelton and White all tallied 10 kills. Williams was right behind the group with nine of her own.
 
On the other side of the net, Evansville was led by Melanie Feliciano with 19 kills. As a team, the Sycamores held a 62-54 advantage in kills and out-hit the Aces, .207-.147.
 
Freshman setter Chloe Mason recorded a double-double with a team-high 28 assists to go along with 14 digs, while fellow freshman Shelton walked away with a double-double with her 10 kills and 15 digs. Mary Hannah Lewis followed Mason closely in the assist category with 24 of her own. The Trees were better in the set game with 58 assists as a team compared to 44 from the Aces.
 
Indiana State will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 18 when they travel to Springfield, Mo., to take on Missouri State.
 
Set One - Indiana State 25, Evansville 22

• Kuckkan, Newby, Shelton and Williams each recorded three kills.
• Newby tallied two block assists to lead the team.
• Defensively, Tedrow recorded 12 of the team's 31 digs.
• ISU hit better than the opposition, .232-.156.

 
Set Two - Evansville 25, Indiana State 23

• Evansville fired back at the Sycamores with 17 kills while hitting .259.
• White led the offensive attack with four kills.
• Mason and Lewis each recorded over 20 digs in the set at 22 and 20, respectively.
• Tedrow added 11 digs to her total.

 
Set Three - Indiana State 25, Evansville 21

• Both teams struggled offensively, as ISU hit .160 and UE finished at .065.
• Newby tallied four kills in the frame.
• The serve game was strong as Williams recorded two aces.

 
Set Four - Indiana State 25, Evansville 21

• White once again led the offensive attack for the blue and white, tallying four kills.
• On the defensive side of the net, Tedrow earned 11 digs.
• Continuing to dominate the net, Newby recorded two more block assists.
• Mason earned the game-winning service ace.

 
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