COLUMBIA, Mo. - Sophomore Aida Shadewald tallied 14 kills while graduate student Kara Cooper added 10 kills to lead the Illinois State volleyball team in a hard-fought four set match in a hostile environment against the SEC's Missouri on Friday night.
Cooper held a .417 hitting percentage while sophomore Hannah Reichensperger's .421 clip (nine kills, one error on 19 attacks) led the Redbirds (0-1), which were even with the Tigers at 23-23 in the opening set before winning 27-25 in the second set.
Graduate student Mari Hinkle accumulated a match-high 22 digs.
SET SCORES
Illinois State falls to Missouri (1-3): 23-25, 27-25, 19-25, 19-25
ILLINOIS STATE STATS LEADERS
Kills: Aida Shadewald (14)
Digs: Mari Hinkle (25)
Assists: Emily Weber (37)
Service Aces: Aida Shadewald and Emily Weber (2)
Total Blocks: Regan Haith (4)
ILLINOIS STATE NOTES
-Illinois State (.222) was outhit by Missouri (.284)
-Cooper, Hinkle, graduate student Bella Zeman, sophomore Sammi Bunch, and freshman Madison Smith made their Redbird debuts.
-The match was ISU's first power five opener since 2015 (Miami).
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