NORMAL, Ill. – Fresh off a 2-1 showing at the Oregon Tournament Aug. 29-30, the Illinois State volleyball team will head to the Missouri Tiger Invitational in Columbia, Missouri, Friday to play four matches over two days.
ISU opens up against Oakland at 10 a.m. Friday at Missouri's Hearnes Center, before finishing the day against host Missouri at 4 p.m. The Redbirds will play Xavier (12 p.m.) and Lipscomb (4 p.m.) on Saturday.
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Illinois State kicked off the 2014 season last weekend at the Oregon Tournament in Eugene, Oregon. The Redbirds topped Central Arkansas in a four-set match on Aug. 29, before splitting a pair of five-set matches with Ohio State and host Oregon on Aug. 30. The Redbirds battled back from 2-1 deficits against both squads; they rallied for a win over the Buckeyes, but fell just short against the Ducks.
Redbirds Ashley Rosch and Emily Schneider were named to the all-tournament team in Oregon. Both came within one of matching their career-high totals in kills, while helping the Redbirds to a 2-1 record.
All five teams at the Missouri Tiger Invitational are off to solid starts, with no team owning a losing record. Xavier boasts a 3-0 mark after posting three wins at the Queen City Invitational. Missouri and Lipscomb are both 2-1. Oakland is 2-2.
Missouri and Lipscomb are both receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll.
All four of Illinois State's matches at the Missouri Tiger Invitational can be heard live online at: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/isu/.
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