PEORIA, Ill. – Indiana State opened with a first set victory at Bradley, but the Braves responded by taking three straight sets to claim the match 3-1, in front of 428 fans in Renaissance Coliseum.
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The Sycamores' season came to a close on Saturday evening with a record of 7-21 (5-13), while Bradley improved to 15-14 (11-7).
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ISU junior
Nikkie White once again led the Sycamores, ending her evening with 16 of Indiana State's 39 kills to go along with two blocks. Middle blocker
Cassie Kawa also performed well, tallying eight kills and two blocks as well.
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Bradley held the advantage in total kills at the end of the match, finishing with 62 to the Trees' 39. ISU hit .129 while the Braves hit .319.
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Freshman
Chloe Mason also ended her season on a high note. The setter recorded a team-high 19 assists while also earning eight digs, the third-most on the team.
Mary Hannah Lewis help split the workload with Mason, earning 14 assists on the evening.
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The Braves set their way to 57 assists on the evening while the blue and white only tallied 38. Bradley was led by Hannah Angeli with 26 assists.
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Defensively, it was once again
Melina Tedrow leading the way for the blue and white. The sophomore libero locked-in and earned a team-high 19 digs to go along with three assists. Senior
Jade York also ended with double-digit digs, tallying 13 and the Trees finished with 62 total digs compared to Bradley's 65.
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Bradley took control of the net in Peoria, holding an 11-5 team block advantage over ISU. Middle blocker
Madeline Williams led the team with three blocks, while BU was led by Raeann Bergman with eight.
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