Terre Haute, Ind. – Indiana State women's volleyball defeated Belmont in four sets Saturday night (25-16, 25-22, 17-25, 25-23).
 
The Sycamores were led by Kira Holland and Curry Kendall, who each tallied 13 kills. Hadley Hardersen and Ava Robart added 10 apiece, while Ella Scott chipped in eight. Defensively, Chloe Gilley paced the team with 13 digs, followed by Emily Weber (12), Holland (10), and Avery Hales (10). At the net, Kimora Whetstone posted seven blocks, with Hardersen close behind at five.
 
Set 1 | Indiana State 25, Belmont 16
Indiana State opened strong, earning a 5-2 lead behind kills from Kendall, Scott, and Hardersen. The Sycamores stretched the margin with a four-point service run from Gilley, fueled by two Holland kills and one from Scott, setting the score at 11-4. After brief back-and-forth play, Robart's four-point service run pushed the score to 20-12, and the Sycamores closed out the set 25-16.
 
Set 2 | Indiana State 25, Belmont 22
Belmont jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but Indiana State responded with a three-point service run from Scott that included an ace and kills from Holland and Whetstone to bring the score to 6-4 Sycamores. The teams traded points until Belmont tied it up at 14-14 and briefly pulled ahead with an ace and two kills. Indiana State rallied late, with another Scott service run pushing the Sycamores ahead 22-21. Holland and Hales sealed the set with back-to-back kills for a 25-22 win.
 
Set 3 | Belmont 25, Indiana State 17
The third set was tight early on until Belmont used a five-point service run from Bella Mathis to push ahead to 11-6. Indiana State trimmed the deficit to 15-13, but the Bruins regained control with another five-point surge and pulled away for the 25-17 victory.
 
Set 4 | Indiana State 25, Belmont 23
The final set was a battle, featuring three lead changes and 10 ties. Neither team led by more than three points the whole set. Belmont edged ahead late, but Indiana State tied it at 22-22 with kills from Robart and Kendall. The Sycamores closed out the match with kills from Weber and two from Holland to win 25-23.
 
News & Notes

• Indiana State earned its first conference win of the season.
• The Sycamores hit over .300 (.312) for the first time since 2023.
• Kira Holland recorded her sixth double-double of the season (13 kills, 10 digs). She has tallied 10+ kills in all but two matches this year.
• Four Sycamores reached double-digit kills in the same match for the first time since 2022.
• Two players recorded 5+ blocks: Whetstone (7) and Hardersen (5), the most since 2024.
• Hadley Hardersen posted season highs in hitting percentage (.562) and blocks (5).
• Emily Weber notched a season-high 12 digs.
• Curry Kendall set a season high with 13 kills.
• Kimora Whetstone set a season high with 7 blocks.
• Belmont recorded the highest hitting percentage and most kills in a four-set match by an opponent against Indiana State.
• Indiana State tied its record for second-most kills in a four-set match (61) and highest hitting percentage (.313).
• The Sycamores posted their second-highest hitting percentage of the season and fifth-best since 2022.

 
Up Next
The Sycamores head to Carbondale, Ill. on Friday, Oct. 3, to take on Southern Illinois at 7 p.m. ET.
 
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