PEORIA, Ill. – Indiana State volleyball opened their final weekend road trip with a loss at Bradley in three sets (13-25, 23-25, 24-26). The Sycamores close out their road trip at Illinois State on Saturday, November 8.
 
The Sycamores were led by Kira Holland, tallying a double-double with 13 kills and 12 digs. Emmy Sher and Emily Weber also contributed double-digit digs with 11 and 10, respectively. Ella Scott added four block assists.
 
Set 1 | Bradley 25, Indiana State 13
The Sycamores struggled out of the gate, allowing the Braves to go on a 17-6 run to open the set. It would not be until late in the set that the Sycamores could string together a run of just three before the Braves would ultimately take the set by 12 points. The Trees hit just .027% in the opening set against the Braves' .429%.
 
Set 2 | Bradley 25, Indiana State 23
Indiana State opened the set with a block by Scott and Holland. This would allow the Sycamores to go on an opening short 3-0 run. The Braves would attempt to close the gap; however, the Trees held strong and did not give up the lead until 15. The back end of the set would be a battle. The Trees would score four-straight points late in the set, in part thanks to a block by Ava Robart and Scott to give the Trees the lead 22-20. A late push by the Braves would allow them to come back and take the set by two. Despite dropping the set, the Sycamores hit a .175% to the Braves' .174%.
 
Set 3 | Bradley 26, Indiana State 24
The Braves opened set three with a 6-3 run. A kill by Hadley Hardersen started a 3-0 run for the Sycamores. The Trees brought the set back within a point, 8-7, before the Braves pulled away from the Sycamores, reaching 14-9. Two Corinne Knapp kills would set the Sycamores up to go on a 5-1 run to bring the game back within one at 15-14. The Braves would bounce back and go on a 6-2 run to build their lead to five, 21-17. The Sycamores would respond with a 3-0 run with a kill by Holland and a set dump Avery Hales to close the gap. The Braves would get the ball back and be just one point away from closing out the match. A kill by Holland and three straight errors by the Braves would tie the game at 24 all. Despite the Trees closing the gap, the Braves scored two straight kills to close out the match.
 
News and Notes

• Ava Robart returned to the court for the first time since October 14 vs Evansville.
• Emily Weber recorded double-digit digs for the first time since October 14 vs Evansville.
  • She recorded a double-double for the first time since October 14 vs Evansville.
• Emmy Sher recorded double-digit digs for just the third time this season with 11.
• Kira Holland recorded a double-double for the first time since October 24 vs Drake.
• This is the first time since October 14 vs Evansville that the Sycamores recorded more than 50 digs. The team recorded 51.
• The Trees had three players (Holland, Sher, and Weber) with 10+ digs for the first time since September 13 vs Eastern Illinois.
• Bradley recorded the most kills with 50 against the Sycamores in a three-set match.
  • They also had the most attempts in a three-set match with 132.
  • The Braves had the most digs against the Trees in a three-set match with 59.

 
Up Next
The Sycamores close out their road games for the season at Illinois State on Saturday, November 8.
 
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