KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Indiana State volleyball beat Green Bay in straight sets on Saturday (31-29, 25-17, 25-18) moving to 2-0 in the Western Michigan Tournament
As a team, Indiana State hit .229 while holding the Phoenix to only a .129 hitting percentage.
Ava Robart led Indiana State with 12 kills as the only Sycamore in double figures.
Ella Scott followed with eight and
Curry Kendall with six.
Hadley Hardersen (17 assists) and
Avery Hales (15) spearheaded the offensive attack, while
Emmy Sher (17 digs) and
Lily Mueller (six blocks) anchored the defense.
Set 1 | Indiana State 31, Green Bay 29
Indiana State got down early 7-2 before a timeout was called by the Sycamores. Indiana State went on a run and surpassed the Phoenix to take a 15-12 lead from the hands of
Curry Kendall. Green Bay caught up and gave the Sycamores a battle the rest of the set – once the score hit 15-13, the lead never grew more than two in either direction until Indiana State claimed the 31-29 victory after two Green Bay errors.
Set 2 | Indiana State 25, Green Bay 17
The second set was also tight the whole first half of the set with the Sycamores leading 15-14 and the lead never going beyond three points. Indiana State went on to close the set on a 10-3 run with five different Sycamores finding a way to score.
Set 3 | Indiana State 25, Green Bay 18
Set three opened just like the rest of the match, as neither team could string together more than two points in a row until Indiana State took a 10-10 tie up to 15-11 at the media timeout with kills by
Ella Scott and
Ava Robart and two aces by
Avery Hales. The Sycamores never let the Phoenix within four after that, leading to the sweep and 2-0 start to the Western Michigan Tournament.
News & Notes
- The win marked the first 2-0 start since the 2018 season.
- The Sycamores were perfect in serve receive for the first time since November 1, 2021 against Missouri State.
- The last time opponents hit .205 or worse in back-to-back games was on September 20, 2024 in a doubleheader against Saint Francis (.191) and Eastern Michigan (.178)
- Lily Mueller recorded her career high in blocks (6).
- Avery Hales tied her career high in aces (3).
- Ava Robart has recorded an ace in four-straight games dating back to last season.
- Kira Holland has finished with 10 or more digs per set in five of her last six matches dating back to last season.
Up Next
Indiana State battles the 2-0 Western Michigan Broncos in the Western Michigan Tournament finale on Sunday, August 30 at 3 p.m. ET.
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