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Volleyball vs Fairleigh Dickinson
Abigail Choi
0
FDU FDU 1-2,0-0 NEC
3
Winner Illinois St. ILS 2-1,0-0 MVC
FDU FDU
1-2,0-0 NEC
0
Final
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Illinois St. ILS
2-1,0-0 MVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
FDU FDU 18 14 21 (0)
Illinois St. ILS 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Bill Salyer

Redbirds Close Play in Seton Hall Tournament with Sweep of Knights

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Illinois State closed strong at the Seton Hall Tournament, sweeping past the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Sunday morning by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-21, earning the Redbirds a runner-up finish in the season-opening tournament, with junior Ruth Ziegler earning All-Tournament Team honors.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set (25-18): ISU scored the first two points of the set, and never trailed in the frame, and used a quartet of 3-0 runs to extend the advantage, cruising to a 25-18 opening-set win.

Second Set (25-14): After the teams were knotted at two apiece early in the second set, ISU ran off five consecutive points to stretch to a 7-2 lead. The Redbirds kept extending their lead – including a 4-0 run late in the set – to come away with a comfortable 25-14 second-set win.

Third Set (25-21): The Redbirds and Knights went back and forth to start the set, with ISU scoring and FDU matching through a 4-4 score, before the Birds exploded to four consecutive points – two of those on Ella Craggs service aces – to push ISU to an 8-4 advantage. The Knights would get to within one point of the Redbirds at 9-8; however, could not overcome the early lead, as ISU would never trail over the entire match, winning the third set 25-21.

KEY STATISTICS

  • Illinois State started with the lineup of 1 Ruth Ziegler, 2 Emilija Arsic, 6 Logan Grevengoed, 9 Ella Craggs, 14 Jillian Ferrill, 18 Ayla Klingenberg, and liberos Samantha Bunch and Peyton Turner
    • It was the first career start as a Redbird for Arsic and Klingenberg
  • The Redbirds closed the Seton Hall Tournament as the runner-up at the event
  • Illinois State is now 1-0 all-time against Fairleigh Dickinson on the volleyball court
  • Ziegler was named to the Seton Hall Tournament All-Tournament Team
  • Ziegler led the Redbirds with a season-high 12 kills
    • Her three services aces are the first of her collegiate career
  • Craggs had a season-high 20 assists for the Redbirds, while also adding three service aces and tying her season-high with six digs
  • Audrey Clark added 13 assists, as she was consistent throughout the tournament with matches of 15, 15, and 13 assists
  • Bunch had a match-high 10 digs while adding three assists
  • Arsic had a season-high seven kills for ISU, while adding five digs
  • Grevengoed had a team-high three blocks for the Redbirds in the win

NEXT UP

After returning home from the east coast, the Redbirds travel to Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to face off against the Central Michigan Chippewas in a pair of matches on September 4 and 5.

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