COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Illinois State volleyball team dropped matches to Central Arkansas and Colgate on Saturday at the Hearnes Center.
Sophomore Regan Haith had 16 kills over the two matches with just four errors to lead the Redbirds (0-3), highlighted by 10 kills against Central Arkansas (1-1) before tallying six kills against Colgate (2-0).
SET SCORES (vs Central Arkansas)
Illinois State falls to Central Arkansas (0-3): 29-31, 22-25, 13-25
ILLINOIS STATE STATS LEADERS (vs Central Arkansas)
Kills: Regan Haith (14)
Digs: Mari Hinkle (18)
Assists: Emily Weber (25)
Service Aces: Aida Shadewald (2)
Total Blocks: Regan Haith (3)
ILLINOIS STATE NOTES (vs Central Arkansas)
-Illinois State (.226) was outhit by Central Arkansas (.327)
-Junior Megan Haynes, redshirt sophomore Sammi Bunch, and freshman Hailey Brockway made their Redbird debuts.
-Haynes tallied her first Redbird kill while freshman Madison Smith recorded her first career service ace.
SET SCORES (vs Colgate)
Illinois State falls to Colgate (0-3): 19-25, 15-25, 20-25
ILLINOIS STATE STATS LEADERS (vs Colgate)
Kills: Hannah Reichensperger (9)
Digs: Mari Hinkle (15)
Assists: Emily Weber (27)
Service Aces: Aida Shadewald and Nora Janka (1)
Total Blocks: Cassie Jordan and Hannah Reichensperger (3)
ILLINOIS STATE NOTES (vs Colgate)
-Illinois State (.019) was outhit by Colgate (.196)
-Brockway had her first career kill, finishing the match with five.
-Hinkle has 15+ digs in each of the three matches to start the season.
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