DES MOINES, Iowa - Despite six kills from both Kara Cooper and Aida Shadewald, the Illinois State volleyball team dropped a three-set match to the Drake Bulldogs on Saturday at the Knapp Center.
Hannah Reichensperger posted five kills of her own against the Bulldogs with a .143 hitting percentage to go with two block assists.
Emily Weber would notch exactly 20 assists on Saturday, marking her 18th straight match with at least 20+ assists this season.
Drake controlled the match flow for majority of the three sets, as ISU would only see one lead in any set (7-6 in set three) while the match would be knotted in score seven times across all three sets.
Illinois State now sits at 11-14 overall and 9-4 in MVC play while Drake jumps to 18-7 overall and 11-2 in MVC play.
SET SCORES
Illinois State swept at Drake (3-0): 25-21, 25-12, 25-17
ILLINOIS STATE STATS LEADERS
Kills:Â Kara Cooper and Aida Shadewald (6)
Digs:Â Mari Hinkle (14)
Assists:Â Emily Weber (20)
Service Aces:Â Four players (1)
Total Blocks:Â Hannah Reichensperger (2)
ILLINOIS STATE NOTES
-Illinois State (.085) was outhit by Drake (.276)
-The Bulldogs (39) recorded more kills than the Redbirds (33).
- Saturday marks Drake's fourth straight series win over the Redbirds as ISU now leads the all-time series 69-16.
UP NEXT
Illinois State returns home for the final time in the 2023 regular season when UIC and Valparaiso visit CEFCU Arena next weekend.
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