TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Curry Kendall matched her career high of 19 kills and added a team-leading 14 digs Monday night, propelling Indiana State to a three-set win over Evansville (25-23, 25-23, 25-21) inside ISU Arena.
 
Emily Weber nearly registered a triple-double with seven kills, 39 assists and 14 digs, while Emma Kaelin added 10 kills and eight digs. Macy Lengacher also recorded 14 digs, while Kira Holland tallied seven kills to go along with 10 digs. Lily Mueller led all players with four blocks, including a pair of block solos.
 
Kills from Kendall, Holland and Mueller got things started for the Sycamores in the opening set, with Kaelin adding a kill of her own to put the Trees in front 9-8 in the early stages. Indiana State extended its lead to 15-11 at the media timeout following kills from Holland and Mueller, along with a block assist from Mueller and Kendall. Evansville rallied back to tie the set at 19-all, but kills from Kendall, Kaelin and Ella Scott restored the Sycamores' lead. Kendall finished things off with a pair of kills, recording seven in the set, as the Trees took the opening frame 25-23.
 
Kendall and Scott opened the second set with kills, with Kaelin adding an ace to give the Sycamores a strong start. Mueller put down a kill, with Kendall adding two more as the Trees and Purple Aces were neck-and-neck through the early stages of the set. Scott and Weber gave Indiana State the lead with kills, with Mueller and Holland sending the Sycamores to the media timeout up 15-12 with a block assist. Indiana State added to its lead with kills from Kendall, Weber, Kaelin and Holland, but Evansville countered with a run of its own. The visitors rattled off six straight points to pull within one at 22-21 before Kaelin ended the run with a kill. Evansville managed to tie the set at 23-23, but Kaelin and Scott put down kills to give Indiana State a 25-23 second set win and a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
Evansville started set three strong, winning six of the first seven points, but Indiana State slowly worked its way back. The Sycamores took advantage of multiple attack errors by the Purple Aces, with Kendall adding back-to-back kills to pull the Blue and White within a point at 8-7. Indiana State tied the set at 10 following a pair of UE errors, but the visitors came back with a run of their own to take a three-point lead midway through. Kills from Holland and Kendall, along with a service ace from Weber, tied the score at 16-all, and Kendall later put down back-to-back kills to give the Sycamores a 20-17 lead. Evansville pulled within a point late, but kills from Kaelin, Holland and Weber closed out a 25-21 third set win to clinch the match for the Sycamores.
 
News and Notes

• Curry Kendall has recorded 14 or more kills in each of the last three matches, including a career-high 19 in two of the last three. Kendall hit a career-best .529 Monday night, with 19 kills and just one error on 34 swings. Kendall's 6.33 kills per set in Monday's match is the best per-set average for a Sycamore this season.
• Curry Kendall has five matches with double-digit kills this season, four of which have come against conference foes. Both of Kendall's matches with double-digit digs have come against MVC opponents.
• Emma Kaelin tallied her team-leading 14th match with double-digit kills this season. All of Kaelin's matches with double-digit kills in her career have come during the 2024 season.
• Emily Weber's seven kills and 14 digs both represented season-best marks. Weber also surpassed 2,000 assists for her collegiate career during Indiana State's three-match homestand.
• Indiana State's 17.0 kills per set represented the Sycamores' best per-set average this season, with the Sycamores recording more than 50 kills for the third straight match.
• Four of Indiana State's six best matches in terms of hitting percentage have come at ISU Arena. The Sycamores' .290 hitting percentage represented a season-best output.
• Monday's win snapped a 13-match losing streak for Indiana State and a nine-match conference losing streak for the Sycamores. It also snapped a five-match losing streak against Evansville and was Indiana State's 30th home win over the Purple Aces.

 
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Indiana State hits the road to face Drake Friday night, with first serve set for 7 p.m.
 
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