NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Indiana State volleyball travels to Tennessee State to play the last three matches of the non-conference season on Sept. 18-19.

The Sycamores play in the Tiger Invitational, hosted by TSU, against TSU, Idaho, and Chattanooga. Indiana State plays the Tigers on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. ET, and on Friday the team plays Idaho at 11 a.m. and Chattanooga at 4 p.m. The Sycamores in program history have played Tennessee State and Chattanooga each one time, and this will be the first time playing Idaho.

*No matches on Thursday or Friday will be streamed.
 
Statistical Leaders:

• Kira Holland
  • Following any matches played on Monday, Sept. 15, Holland ranks 35th in the nation and first in the MVC in total kills with 133 on the season.
  • She is second in the league in kills per set with 4.03.
  • Holland leads the MVC in total points (147.5) and average points per set (4.47).
    • She also sits 46th in the nation in total points.
• Ella Scott
  • Scott is fifth in the league in hitting percentage, sitting at .327 (67-18-150).
  • She is 14th in the league in total blocks (25) and 20th in blocks per set (0.76).
  • Scott is 18th in total points (92.5) and 20th in points per set at 2.8.
• Kimora Whetstone
  • She sits seventh in the league in hitting percentage (.324).
  • Whetstone is 10th in total blocks (28) while sitting 16th in blocks per set (0.85).
• Ava Robart
  • Robart is 13th in the league in kills per set with 2.79 but 12th in total kills sitting at 92.
  • With 11 service aces, she is tied for ninth in the league, and with 0.33 service aces per set she is 14th.
  • The freshman is 13th in the league in both points per set (3.21) and total points (106).
• Emily Weber
  • Weber is ninth in the MVC in assists per set with 5.7 but sixth in total assists with 188.
• Hadley Hardersen
  • The freshman is tied for 15th in service aces per set with 0.32 and tied for 20th in total aces with eight.
  • Hardersen is 10th in the Valley in digs per set (3.2).
• Chloe Gilley
  • Gilley is ninth in the league in total digs, sitting at 103, but 11th in digs per set with 3.12.

 
In three tournament this season, with two naming All-Tournament Team selections, Kira Holland and Ella Scott have both been selected this season.

• Holland was selected in back-to-back weeks to tournament teams: NIU Invitational and the Pepsi Sycamores Invite.
  • At NIU, she totaled 44 kills, averaged 3.76 kills per set, tallied 17 digs, and served up five aces.
  • At the Sycamores Invite, she totaled 49 kills, 26 digs, three blocks, and five assists. Holland tied her career high in kills with 21 and set her season high in digs with 14 against Eastern Illinois.
  • These were her second and third selections to All-Tournament Teams in her career.
• Scott was selected to the Pepsi Sycamores Invite Team.
  • She recorded 29 kills on a .375 hitting percentage with 10 digs and four blocks.
  • Against Butler, she notched season highs of 12 kills and seven digs.
  • This was her second All-Tournament Team selection in her career.

 
Following the Tiger Invitational
Indiana State begins Missouri Valley play, opening up at home against Illinois State on Sept. 26 and hosting Belmont on Sept. 27.
 
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