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Volleyball posts persistent effort at Illinois State

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NORMAL, Ill. – It was Mildrelis Rodriguez pacing the University of Evansville offense once against as the Purple Aces volleyball team came up just short at Illinois State on Saturday night.

Rodriguez had a team-best nine kills and also led UE (5-23, 1-14 MVC) with 11 digs. Joselyn Coronel had a solid night, posting nine digs and four kills. Jelena Mersei notched 20 assists. Three Redbirds (16-10, 9-5 MVC) notched double digit kills, led by Ella Francis' game-high of 12.

Illinois State began the night with a 25-16 win. Evansville fell behind by a 10-3 margin, but picked up momentum in cutting the gap to 11-7.