NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State volleyball team hit a blistering .322 in its Saturday four-set win over Southern Illinois at Redbird Arena.
Freshmen Calia Clubb (tied career-high 15 kills on .483 hitting percentage), Aida Shadewald (15 kills), and Regan Haith (13 kills on .550 hitting percentage) led the Redbirds.
Senior Kaity Weimerskirch had 22 digs while senior Kendee Hilliard had 11 kills.
Illinois State improves to 11-13 overall and 4-9 in the MVC while Southern Illinois drops to 14-10 overall and 7-5 in the MVC.
SET SCORES
Illinois State beats Southern Illinois (3-1): 25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19
ILLINOIS STATE STATS LEADERS
Kills: Calia Clubb and Aida Shadewald (15; tied career-high for Clubb)
Digs: Kaity Weimerskrich (22)
Assists: Emily Weber (32)
Service Aces: Kaity Weimerskirch (4)
Total Blocks: Regan Haith (3)
ILLINOIS STATE NOTES
-Illinois State (.322) outhit Southern Illinois (.310)
-Shadewald has 12-plus kills in nine of the last 10 matches.
-Junior Cassie Jordan had five kills on a .364 hitting percentage in her first start of the season.
-Freshmen have had more kills than non-freshmen in the last 11 matches for the Redbirds.
-Freshmen have 291 of the team's 378 (77%) kills in the last seven matches for the Redbirds.
UP NEXT
Illinois State hosts UNI (November 4) and Drake (November 5 - Senior Night)
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