TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State volleyball fell to Evansville on Tuesday evening 3-1 (25-22, 18-25, 17-25, 23-25), falling back to 9-10 on the season and 3-4 in Missouri Valley play.
Curry Kendall led the Sycamores with 14 kills, followed by
Ava Robart with seven and
Ella Scott with six.
Chloe Gilley led the defensive effort with 16 digs, and
Emily Weber contributed a double-double with 22 assists and 10 digs.
Set 1 | Indiana State 25, Evansville 22
Evansville maintained a short lead of no more than four points throughout the set with the Sycamores bringing the game back up to a tie five different times throughout the set before finally gaining control and pushing ahead at 20-19. Indiana State maintained control for the rest of the set finishing with a score of 25-22 with a final kill from
Hadley Hardersen.
Set 2 | Evansville 25, Indiana State 18
The second set started out with both teams going back and forth for points. Evansville finally gained a short five-point lead at 15-0. The Aces maintained their lead for the rest of the set finishing with a score of 25-18 and a team hitting percentage of .469.
Set 3 | Evansville 25, Indiana State 17
The Sycamores fought to 6 ties in the first 14 points. Until the score hit 12-10 in favor of Evansville neither team scored more then two in a row. A block error by the Sycamores sparked a seven-point run for Evansville, ending at 18-10. The lead was held through the rest of the set.
Set 4 | Evansville 25, Indiana State 23
The Aces started the set off with an early 7-1 lead. The Sycamores work to close the gap with a 5-0 service run by
Corinne Knapp run aided
Curry Kendall's kill. Evansville turned the momentum back around with a 9-4 run finishing at 20-14 in favor of the Aces.
Emily Weber then recorded two straight service aces leading into a 7-3 run in favor of the Sycamores, but it wasn't enough to push them ahead. Evansville closed out the set 25-23.
News & Notes
- Curry Kendall tied her season high with 14 kills, also setting her season high hitting percentage to .355 when having 10+ attempts.
- She also tied her season high block assists with three.
- Emily Weber recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 22 assists and 10 digs.
- Corinne Knapp recorded her first career service ace.
- Kimora Whetstone recorded zero errors for the first time since August 30.
- Evansville recorded 64 kills in the match, tying for second most by an opponent this season in a four-setter. Their .301 hitting percentage is the best in four sets.
- It's the first time this season that two opponents have recorded back-to-back .300+ matches against the Sycamores this season (Belmont finished with a percentage of .315).
- The Purple Aces recorded 16 service errors, the most by an opponent this season.
- In five of the last seven matches, the Sycamores have hit .180 or worse as a team. In the seven matches prior, the Trees hit no lower than .224.
Up Next
Indiana State continues play in the ISU Arena Friday, October 17 for the Dig Pink match against Northern Iowa at 6 p.m. ET.
Follow the Sycamores
For the latest information on the Sycamore Volleyball team, make sure to check out
GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including
Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram. Fans can also receive updates on Sycamore Athletics by downloading the March On App from both the
App Store and the
Google Play Store.