EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Kira Holland and Ella Scott led Indiana State with 13 kills apiece Monday night, but host Evansville rallied to defeat the Sycamores in four sets (24-26, 25-21, 25-23, 25-12) inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
 
Holland finished two digs shy of a double-double, while Karinna Gall added nine kills in an error-free performance. Hannah Baudin and Avery Hales combined to dish out 40 assists, with Baudin also leading the Trees in digs with 11.
 
Evansville jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first set, but Indiana State clawed its way back. Kills by Madisen Perry and Gall, along with a Lengacher service ace, got the Sycamores within a point at 11-10, but a scoring run by the home side saw the Trees' deficit pushed back up to four. Scott, Perry and Holland tacked on kills to get Indiana State back in the set, and kills from Gall and Hamilton gave the Sycamores a 22-21 lead. Scott gave the Sycamores set point with a kill, and a pair of Evansville errors gave the opening frame to the Trees by a 26-24 margin.
 
Indiana State carried its momentum into the second set, as a service ace from Emma Kaelin and a block assist by Baudin and Scott saw the Trees take a 7-4 lead. Indiana State further extended its lead to 13-8 following a Gall kill and a block assist from Scott and Gall, but Evansville rallied back. An 8-1 Purple Ace run saw the home side take a 16-14 lead, and Evansville never trailed for the remainder of the set. Kills from Scott and Holland cut Indiana State's deficit, but Evansville took the second set 25-21 to tie the match.
 
Gall opened the third set with a kill, but Evansville seized control early in the set and jumped out to a 7-3 lead. Kills from Scott, Holland and Gall kept the Trees within four, before a Sycamore scoring run evened up the set at 17-all. Holland had three kills during the four-point run, and finished with eight in the set. A pair of Holland kills kept the set tied at 23, but Evansville took the last two points to claim the third set 25-23.
 
Kaitlyn Hamilton got things going in the fourth set with a pair of kills, but Evansville went on a four-point scoring run and never looked back. Kills from Scott and Baudin got the Trees within three at 9-6, but that was the closest Indiana State got for the remainder of the set. Gall added a pair of late kills, but Evansville won the fourth set 25-12 to clinch the match.
 
Inside the Numbers

• Hannah Baudin finished with a double-double for the first time in conference play, leading the Sycamores with 21 assists and 11 digs.
• Ella Scott recorded her third match of the season with five or more blocks, two of which have come against conference foes.
• Karinna Gall's nine kills were her most in a match since the opening weekend of conference play and also marked her first error-free match of the season.

 
News and Notes

• Kira Holland has recorded double-digit kills in each of the last six matches, a streak that dates back to the opening weekend of conference play.
• Monday's match was the third in a span of four days for the Sycamores.
• Indiana State has won the opening set in each of its last three matches against Evansville.

 
Up Next
Indiana State returns home to face Valparaiso Friday at 6 p.m. and UIC Saturday at 5 p.m. Friday's match has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Night, while Saturday's match is Breast Cancer Awareness Night.
 
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