CINCINNATI, Ohio - Junior Kaitlyn Prondzinski recorded 14 kills on a .323 hitting percentage to lead Illinois State in a five-set loss to Dayton on Saturday at Fifth Third Arena at Cincinnati.
After dropping the fourth set, Illinois State took a 4-1 lead in the fifth set, but a 6-2 Flyer run helped push Dayton to the five-set win. Dayton received votes in the AVCA preseason poll.
Senior Sarah Kushner recorded 11 kills, 10 digs, and four service aces while freshman Aida Shadewald had 13 kills and eight digs and senior Nicole Lund posted seven kills and six blocks.
SET SCORES
Illinois State falls to Dayton (2-3): 25-15, 13-25, 25-14, 24-26, 11-15
ILLINOIS STATE STATS LEADERS
Kills: Kaitlyn Prondzinski (14)
Digs: Kaity Weimerskirch (22)
Assists: Katelyn Lefler (42)
Service Aces: Sarah Kushner, Regan Haith (4)
Total Blocks: Nicole Lund (6)
ILLINOIS STATE NOTES
-Illinois State (.228) outhit Dayton (.175)
-Both Kushner and freshman Regan Haith had four service aces
-Kushner (11 kills, 10 digs) posted her second double-double of 2022 after she led the MVC with 19 double-doubles in 2021
-Weimerskirch opens 2022 with a trio of matches with multiple service aces
-Illinois State improves to 3-0 in opening sets but drops to 0-3 in second sets
UP NEXT
Illinois State hosts its home tournament September 2-3 as the 'Birds play Oral Roberts at 10:00 a.m. CT on Friday before a "Red Out" match against Green Bay at 7:00 p.m. CT in the evening. ISU plays SEMO at 2:30 p.m. CT on September 3.
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