NORMAL, Ill. – The top-seeded Illinois State volleyball team (15-5) used a 25-kill outing by Kaylee Martin and a strong defensive showing to come out on top of a four-set battle with I-74 rival and No. 4 seeded Bradley (12-7) in the semifinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Championship.
The Redbirds will face No. 6 Loyola Chicago in tomorrow's championship game. First serve is set for 5 p.m. at Redbird Arena and the match will be aired on ESPN+.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 >> A block by Sydney Holt and Stef Jankiewicz helped the Redbirds level the score at four-all, as neither team led by more than a point at the beginning of the match.