NORMAL, Ill. - Freshman Hannah Reichensperger set a career-high with 10 kills on a .381 hitting percentage on Friday at Redbird Arena in the Illinois State volleyball team's 3-0 loss against Missouri State.
Freshmen had 37 of the team's 48 kills, led by freshman Aida Shadewald's 13 kills.
Senior Kaity Weimerskirch had 24 digs for a blistering rate of eight digs per set, including 12 digs in the second set.
Illinois State drops to 10-13 overall and 3-9 in the MVC while Missouri State improves to 7-16 overall and 5-7 in the MVC.
SET SCORES
Illinois State falls to Missouri State (0-3): 14-25, 22-25, 29-31
ILLINOIS STATE STATS LEADERS
Kills: Aida Shadewald (13)
Digs: Kaity Weimerskrich (24)
Assists: Emily Weber (31)
Service Aces: Sarah Kushner (1)
Total Blocks: Kendee Hilliard (3)
ILLINOIS STATE NOTES
-Illinois State (.187) was outhit by Missouri State (.264)
-Shadewald now leads the team with seven double-doubles (13 kills, 10 digs).
-Senior Sarah Kushner returned after missing five matches due to injury.
-Freshmen have had more kills than non-freshmen in the last ten matches for the Redbirds.
-Freshmen have 244 of the team's 312 (78.2%) kills in the last six matches for the Redbirds.
UP NEXT
Illinois State hosts Southern Illinois on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. at Redbird Arena. Kids can trick-or-treat on the concourse at 4:00 p.m.
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