Winning Streak Comes to an End for VU Volleyball Friday
The Valpo volleyball team saw its five-match winning streak come to an end Friday evening on the road in Springfield, Mo., as host Missouri State earned a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-23) victory.
How It Happened
– With the score tied 6-6, the Bears put together seven points in a row to take the lead for good. The Beacons got to within four at 18-14, but no closer as MSU claimed the opening set.
– Missouri State scored six of the first seven points of the second set to take control from the start, leading the entire way to take a 2-0 lead into the in-game break.
– The third set was the tightest of the evening, featuring nine tie scores. In the second half of the set, the Beacons erased a deficit to tie the Bears at 13-13, 19-19, 20-20 and 23-23, but all four times, MSU scored the next point to prevent Valpo from taking the lead, and the Bears converted on their first match point chance.
Inside the Match
– Valpo hit just .137 for the match to Missouri State’s .276 clip, as the Beacons committed 10 more attack errors than the Bears.
– Senior Elise Swistek (LaPorte, Ind./New Prairie) paced Valpo offensively with 11 kills and added 11 digs as well for her 14th double-double of the season.
– Junior Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn) dished out 20 assists.
– Junior Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) led all players with 17 digs, in the process moving past Sara Silcox on Valpo’s career digs chart. Hickey now ranks sixth in program history with 1,891 digs.
Next Up
Valpo (14-10, 6-6 MVC) looks to get back on the winning track Saturday evening at 5 p.m. at Southern Illinois.