Indiana State University Athletics

Match #13 - Bradley
Match 13: Bradley	Monday, Sept. 30 | 6 p.m. ET | Terre Haute, Ind. | ISU Arena
	TV/Video: ESPN3 | Live Stats
Full Match Notes	Indiana State | Bradley
Series History
	Bradley: Bradley Leads, 39-32 | Last match: Indiana State won, 3-1, on 10/27/2018 | Streak: ISU, 1
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State is set to host the Bradley Braves on Monday, Sept. 30 in their first home contest of the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference portion of the schedule. First serve is set for 6 p.m. in the ISU Arena.
 
Quick Facts

• Indiana State continues the 2019 conference season on Monday when they host Bradley at 6 p.m.
• The 2019 campaign marks the third season for the Sycamores under the direction of Lindsay Allman.
• Indiana State has a combined all-time record of 32-39-0 against the Braves.
• Freshman Chloe Mason is seventh in the conference in aces-per-set at 0.37.
• Melina Tedrow is ranked 4th in the Valley and 51st nationally in digs-per-set with 206 in 42 sets for 4.90 digs-per-set.

 
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Bradley enters Monday's game with a record of 5-8 (1-1) and are on a one-game winning streak. Indiana State is 23-12 at home all-time against the Braves and split with Bradley during the 2018 season.
 
SEEING DOUBLE
Freshman setter Chloe Mason had an impressive opening weekend of Valley play. In her first two conference matches of her career she posted two double-doubles at 27 assists and 15 digs and 23 assists and 13 digs, respectively. She sits at eight double-double on the season and in her career.
 
DIGGIN' IT
Sophomore libero Melina Tedrow continues to lead the defensive effort for the blue and white. Against the Panthers of UNI, Tedrow entered the 20-dig club for the sixth time of the season, recording 21 digs. She is currently third in the Valley in digs-per-set at 4.90. As a team, Indiana State is third in the Valley 17.50 digs-per-set.
 
HEATING UP
After starting the season 0-8, Indiana State is on a two-game winning streak of which they have allowed no set wins by their opposition. The Sycamores defeated Western Illinois, 3-0, in the last game of the Wright State Invitational and then held off a third-set comeback by IUPUI to defeat the Jaguars on Tuesday.
 
KEEPING IT FRESH
Strong freshman play continued to help the Sycamores as the season progressed. Against IUPUI, setter Chloe Mason record ed a double-double with 13 assists and 11 digs, while fellow freshmen Gretchen Kuckkan and Taylor Shelton recorded double-digit digs of 14 and 13, respectively.
 
ASSISTING THE OFFENSE
Freshman setter Chloe Mason leads Indiana State in total assists on the season, tallying 228 through nine games (41 sets) for an average of 5.56 assists-per-set, which is eighth in the conference. She also is seventh in the Valley in service aces, recording 15 in 41 sets for an average of .37 aces-per-set.
 
ALL TOURNEY
Redshirt senior Cassie Kawa was named to an All-Tournament team, twice in the non-conference season, the latest at the Spartan Invitational. Facing some tough competition, Kawa managed to end the weekend with 17 digs and 6 blocks. The redshirt senior was also one of the top hitters for ISU against Michigan State and RV Cincinnati, hitting .364 and .400, respectively against the Spartans and Bearcats.
 
FRESH IMPACT
The freshman duo of Gretchen Kuckkan and Chloe Mason played key roles for the Trees at the Wright State Invite, with both recording double-doubles during the weekend. Kuckkan finished with two double-doubles, including a 13 kill-24 dig performance against Wright State while Mason earned her fifth career double-double in a win against Western Illinois with 20 assists and 13 digs.
 
WELCOME TO D-I
Freshman hitter Gretchen Kuckkan stepped-up to the challenge of Division I competition, recording two double-doubles in her first collegiate tournament. Against Northeastern she tallied 11 kills and 16 digs and followed it up on Sun- day against Green Bay with 11 kills and 15 digs. The freshman tallied double-digit digs in all three matches for the blue and white, ending the weekend with the second-most digs on the team at 42 and she ended with the most kills for ISU on the weekend at 42.
 
TRAVEL TEAM
The Sycamores spent the first three weekends of the season on the road at the Green Bay Invitational, Spartan Invitational and Wright State Invitational before finally returning home on Sept. 17 to faceoff with IUPUI.
 
UP-AND-COMING UNDERCLASSMEN
Youth will play a key role for the Indiana State in 2019 as the Sycamores' roster features 10 freshmen and sophomores, making this team the youngest of head coach Lindsay Allman's tenure.
 
OH CANADA
Indiana State's roster features and international flair with three Canadians on the rolls (Rhiannon Morozoff, Alex Toombs, Cassie Kawa).
 
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