TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Curry Kendall and
Kira Holland tallied 10 kills each for Indiana State Tuesday night, but it wasn't enough for the Sycamores in a four-set loss (15-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-17) to Evansville inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Lily Mueller added eight kills on an error-free 15 attempts, while
Macy Lengacher led all players with 15 digs.
Set 1 | Indiana State 25, Evansville 15
Indiana State quickly jumped out to a lead with a pair of aces from Ella Scot, while three early kills from Holland put the Trees ahead 9-2. Kills from Scott and
Hadley Hardersen maintained the Sycamores' large advantage, with Kendall and Holland putting down kills to grow the lead to double-digits. Evansville closed out the set with a pair of errors, as the Sycamores claimed the opening frame 25-15.
Set 2 | Evansville 25, Indiana State 23
Things appeared to be heading in the Sycamores' direction once again in the second, with two early kills from Mueller getting the Trees off to a good start. An ace from Lengacher and a block solo from
Taylor Knuth kept the Trees on level footing, but Evansville was able to build a four-point lead later in the set. The Trees took advantage of errors, along with kills from Knuth and Mueller, to pull within a point but were never able to get over the hump in the set. A late ace from
Ava Robart wasn't enough, as the home side took the second set 25-23.
Set 3 | Evansville 25, Indiana State 15
After a strong start with kills from Kendall and Holland, things quickly unraveled for the Sycamores in set three. A 9-1 run midway through the frame saw the Trees fall behind by double-digits, something they couldn't recover from in the set. Late kills from Knuth and Kendall momentarily halted the bleeding, but Evansville won the third 25-15.
Set 4 | Evansville 25, Indiana State 17
Evansville carried its momentum into the fourth set, jumping out to a 9-3 lead before a
Corinne Knapp ace cut into its advantage. The Sycamores pulled within a point midway through following two kills from Holland and one from
Avery Hales, but that was the closest the Trees got. Evansville used a 4-0 run to pull away, and later scored the last four points to clinch a 25-17 set four win.
News and Notes
- Indiana State took full advantage of Evansville errors in the first set, as the Sycamores limited the Purple Aces to a -.200 hitting percentage in the opening frame.
- Indiana State finished with more kills (43-40) and assists (36-34) than Evansville, but 27 attack errors proved costly for the Sycamores.
- Lily Mueller hit an error-free .567 across two matches against Evansville this season (9-0-15 on Oct. 27, 8-0-15 Tuesday).
- Curry Kendall finished with double-digit kills for the fourth straight match, while Kira Holland was in double-figures for the third straight match.
- Tuesday's match marked the first since Oct. 24 that the Sycamores had fewer aces than their opponent.
Up Next
Indiana State closes the 2026 season Saturday night at Southern Illinois, with first serve set for 6 p.m.
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