TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State's four-match homestand didn't get off to the ideal start, as the Sycamores were defeated in three sets by visiting Bradley (25-15, 25-18, 25-20) inside ISU Arena.
 
Emma Kaelin led the Trees with seven kills and also added six digs, while Kira Holland tallied six kills and Ella Scott added five. Emily Weber had 20 assists and seven digs, while Mcay Lengacher had eight digs and a pair of aces.
 
Indiana State took advantage of early errors from Bradley to keep pace with the Braves, but a 9-2 run from the visitors saw the Sycamores trailing 11-4 midway through. Kills from Kaelin and Holland, along with a service ace from the latter, helped the Trees pull within 13-8. Indiana State got within three following a kill from Curry Kendall and a Bradley error, but the Braves pushed their lead back out with a 5-1 run. Holland added a late kill for the Sycamores, but the visiting Braves took the first set 25-15.
 
Kills from Kaelin and Scott got things going for the Sycamores in set two, with Kaelin later adding an ace to put the Trees ahead 6-4 Holland put down a pair of kills to extend the Trees' lead to 9-6, with Kaelin later adding another to keep the advantage at three. Bradley went on an 8-1 run to take the lead, though, and never looked back. Kaelin, Holland and Jadyn Smith tacked on kills to get the Trees closer, and Lily Mueller and Smith teamed up for a late block, but Indiana State dropped the second set 25-18 and faced a two-set deficit.
 
Bradley quickly took control of the third set by winning eight of the first 10 points, before back-to-back kills from Smith gave the Sycamores an offensive spark. Two kills from Scott, sandwiched around a block assist from Kaelin and Scott, pulled the Trees within five at 13-8, but the Sycamores couldn't sustain that momentum and create a lengthy scoring run. Scott added another kill and Weber dropped in an ace to get the Trees within 17-12, with Mueller adding a pair of kills to pull the Sycamores closer. Two more kills from Kaelin cut Indiana State's deficit to 22-19 late, but Bradley closed out the match by taking three of the last four points to win the third set 25-20.
 
News and Notes

• Ella Scott hit .500 on her 10 attempts Friday, going error-free with five kills on the evening.
• Kira Holland accounted for two of Indiana State's four service aces and has four in her last three matches.
• Indiana State had 11 kills in the third set after recording just 16 across the first two sets.
• Friday's match was Indiana State's first time hitting under .200 in ISU Arena this season, though the Sycamores managed to hit .280 (8-1-25) in the second set.
• Emma Kaelin (seven) and Kira Holland (six) accounted for nearly half of Indiana State's kills in Friday's match.

 
Up Next
Indiana State's four-match homestand continues Saturday.
 
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