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College Report 10/19/19: Illinois State volleyball team hands Loyola first loss in MVC

A crowd of 1,705 at ISU's "Hoopfest" saw a balanced ISU attack that was led by Kaylee Martin's 11 kills. Sarah Kushner added nine with Emmy Ogogor and Taylor Lynch contributing eight each.

The hitting helped ISU to a 25-19 second set win before the Redbirds hit at a .333 clip to roll to a 25-13 victory in set three. ISU then closed out the match with a 26-24 win in the fourth and final game.

The Redbirds frustrated the Loyola attack, combining for 11 team blocks to dominate at the net. In addition to adding seven kills, Sydney Holt was credited with six blocking assists.