Jankiewicz
The Illinois State volleyball team dropped its opening two matches in the Buckeye Invitational, losing to Ohio State in the Friday morning opener before falling to Miami (Ohio) at Columbus, Ohio.
Sarah Kushner had 10 kills and Stef Jankiewicz 27 assists in the Redbirds' 25-21, 25-18, 27-25 loss to Ohio State. Kendal Meier contributed 13 digs.
The Redbirds rebounded from the loss to the host school to grab a hard-fought, 30-28 opening-set victory in the afternoon match against Miami before losing the next three by margins of 25-22, 25-17 and 27-25.
Led by a team-high eight blocks by freshman Nicole Lund, the Redbirds out-blocked the RedHawks 15-9, but fell to 7-4 on the season.