NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Curry Kendall and
Kira Holland led all players with 11 kills Friday night, but four Belmont players hit above .350 to lift the homestanding Bruins past Indiana State in three sets (25-17, 25-14, 25-20) inside the Curb Event Center.
Holland added 14 digs to complete her sixth double-double of the season, while Kendall also tallied eight digs.
Macy Lengacher led all players with a season-high 22 digs, while
Avery Hales dished out 31 assists.
Set 1 | Belmont 25, Indiana State 17
Sydney King got the Sycamores started with a pair of early kills, with Kendall and Holland both tacking on kills as the Trees kept pace in the front half of the set. A 10-2 run for Belmont quickly put the Blue and White in a bind, though, with the Sycamores facing a 22-14 deficit. Kendall tried to will her team back in the frame with a kill and a late service ace, but the home side took the first set 25-17.
Set 2 | Belmont 25, Indiana State 14
Indiana State quickly found itself in a 9-1 hole in the second before a pair of kills from Holland helped stop the bleeding. Three kills from
Corinne Knapp as part of a five-point Sycamore run midway through the set pulled the Trees within 15-11, but that was as close as Indiana State got. Similar to the start of the set, Belmont scored eight of the last nine points to take the middle frame 25-14.
Set 3 | Belmont 25, Indiana State 20
Belmont once again jumped out to an early lead in the third, but kills from Knapp and Hales pulled the Trees back. Kendall and Holland both tacked on a pair of early kills to keep Indiana State on pace with Belmont, but it was a five-point Sycamore run on Lengacher's serve that gave the Trees life. Lengacher served up a pair of aces in the run, while
Lily Mueller, Holland and Knapp put down kills as the Sycamores led 15-14 at the media timeout. Belmont finally broke through with a late four-point run and, despite a kill from Holland near the end, clinched the match with a 25-20 win in the third.
News and Notes
- Kira Holland 's 11-kill, 14-dig performance was her sixth double-double of the season, tied for the most on the team. It was also her 25th career double-double.
- Curry Kendall recorded her ninth match with double-digit kills this season and 25th of her career. Kendall's nine matches with double-digit kills in 2026 are her most in a season.
- Macy Lengacher's 22 digs were her most in a match since the final weekend of the 2025 season against Southern Illinois, and her most in a three-set match in her career. Lengacher's 7.33 digs per set in Friday's match were her most per set since Sept. 2, 2003 at Lindenwood (30 digs in four sets, 7.50 per set).
- Nearly 80 percent of Indiana State's kills in Friday's match came from three players, as Curry Kendall (11), Kira Holland (11) and Corinne Knapp (eight) combined for 30 of Indiana State's 38 kills (78.9 percent).
- Indiana State finished with more kills (38-37), assists (38-30) and digs (58-41) than Belmont in Friday's match.
- Attack errors proved to be a major difference in Friday's match, as Indiana State recorded 24 attack errors compared to just five for Belmont.
Up Next
Indiana State's three-match road trip continues Saturday night at Murray State, with first serve set for 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT).
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