Des Moines, Iowa – Indiana State volleyball opened their weekend road trip with a loss to Drake in four sets (27-25, 23-25, 19-25, 20-25). The Sycamores wrap up their weekend road trip at Northern Iowa on Saturday, October 25.
 
The Sycamores were led by Kira Holland with 26 kills and 15 digs. Kimora Whetstone also contributed double digit kills, tallying 10. Macy Lengacher added 13 digs. Ella Scott, Kira Holland, and Kimora Whetstone all contributed two blocks apiece. Avery Hales and Emily Weber were almost even with 23 and 22 assists, respectively.
 
Set 1 | Indiana State 27, Drake 25
The Sycamores came out evenly matched with the Bulldogs. The first 14 points saw seven ties. A kill by Avery Hales and an ace by Emmy Sher gave the Sycamores a two-point advantage, 9-7. The Sycamores were able to hold a two-to-three-point lead over the Bulldogs until two errors by the Trees and a kill by the Bulldogs tied the game up at 19. There would be five more ties to extend the set. Kills by Hales and Kira Holland took the Sycamores to victory in set one.
 
Set 2 | Drake 25, Indiana State 23
Indiana State opened set two with an early 5-2 run, thanks to kills by Holland and Hadley Hardersen. The Bulldogs then went on a run of their own to take the lead at 10-9. There would be five ties before a Kimora Whetstone kill gave the Sycamores a 16-15 lead. The set would stay close until the Bulldogs were able to string together a three-point run to take the lead 21-18. Despite a late kill by Hales, the Trees dropped the second set by just two points.
 
Set 3 | Drake 25, Indiana State 19
After the Sycamores took the opening point off a kill by Whetstone, that would be their only lead of the set. The Sycamores would battle back to tie the set at seven after two Bulldog attack errors. Drake continued their attack and took yet again a two-point lead. Kills by Whetstone and Holland would bring the Trees back even with the Bulldogs at nine. Drake then went on a 9-3 run to put them up 17-12. With a service ace by Hales and kills by Curry Kendall and Corinne Knapp, the Sycamores were back within two at 19-17. Another 4-0 run by the Bulldogs began to put the set out of reach for the Trees at 23-17. Despite a kill by Whetstone, the Trees could not come back and dropped their second set to the Bulldogs.
 
Set 4 | Drake 25, Indiana State 20
The fourth set started as a back-and-forth battle. The first 16 points saw six ties, with the Sycamores only holding the lead for one point after an Emily Weber ace. The Bulldogs would then go on a 5-0 run to get them to 12-8. Kills by Knapp and Whetstone would bring the Trees back within one at 13-12, however, Drake answered once again going on a 4-0 run to build a five-point lead. The Sycamores would attempt to battle back, but two-straight kills for the Bulldogs would end the set, handing the Trees their fourth-straight loss.
 
News and Notes

• Kira Holland set a career high in kills with 26, recording the most kills in a match since 2013 when Morgan Dull finished with 27 kills against Bradley on October 4, 2013
  • Her 26 kills set a new Missouri Valley single-game high so far through the 2025 season, no matter the total number of sets played in the match
  • She also recorded her career high in total attempts with 67
  • She tied her career high and set a new MVC high with 4 assists
• Kimora Whetstone set a new MVC high with 10 kills and 18 attempts
  • For just the second time this season, she hit .500 or better on 10+ attempts
• Corinne Knapp posted a record night:
  • Career high 9 kills
  • Career high 22 attempts
  • Career high hitting percentage of .409%
  • Career high 5 digs
  • First career block assist
• Macy Lengacher recorded a season high 13 digs
  • She also tied her season high assists with 3
• Avery Hales hit the 1,000-assist mark in the match
  • She also recorded a season high in both kills and attempts with 3 and 5, respectively
• As a team, Indiana State tied the most kills in a 4-set match with 61
• The Sycamores recorded their lowest amount of hitting errors in a loss with 16
• With a .276% hitting percentage this is the highest of the season in a loss by the Sycamores
• The Sycamores scored 70 points, the most in a loss all season
• The Bulldogs recorded the most kills against the Sycamores with 74

 
Up Next
The Sycamores return to action Saturday October 25 as they travel to the University of Northern Iowa to continue conference play.
 
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.