CHICAGO, Ill. - Freshman Aida Shadewald tallied 13 kills on a .379 hitting clip as Illinois State volleyball dropped a three-set match at the Flames Athletic Center on Friday night.
Shadewald has 12-plus kills in 11 of her last 13 matches.
Illinois State had set point at 25-24 in the third set, but UIC scored the final three points of the match.
The Redbirds drops to 11-16 overall and 4-12 in the MVC while the Flames jumps to 18-9 and 10-5 in the MVC.
SET SCORES
Illinois State falls to UIC (0-3): 15-25, 18-25, 25-27
ILLINOIS STATE STATS LEADERS
Kills: Aida Shadewald (13)
Digs: Kaity Weimerskirch and Katelyn Lefler (10)
Assists: Katelyn Lefler (24)
Service Aces: Regan Haith (2)
Total Blocks: Hannah Reichensperger (4)
ILLINOIS STATE NOTES
-Illinois State (.238) was outhit by UIC (.400)
-Freshmen have had the same or more kills than non-freshmen in the last 14 matches for the Redbirds.
-Freshmen have 374 of the team's 484 (77.3%) kills in the last 10 matches for the Redbirds.
-Freshman Hannah Reichensperger had seven kills on .357 hitting to go with four blocks.
-Sophomore Katelyn Lefler made her first appearance since 9/9, posting her second double-double of the season (24 assists, 10 digs).
-Illinois State will await other MVC results to see if the MVC Tournament is still in play.
UP NEXT
Illinois State closes its road slate at Valparaiso on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. CT.
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