The Illinois State volleyball team broke Missouri State's 34-match Missouri Valley Conference winning streak with a 25-20, 25-18, 25-18 win over the Bears on Friday at Springfield, Mo.
Lexi Varga contributed 11 kills, Stef Jankiewicz 36 assists and Courtney Pence 17 digs for the Redbirds, who also ended Missouri State's winning streak of 13 straight home matches.
"We were able to force them to make adjustments and I was extremely impressed with our team's poise to stay dialed in and play for one another," said ISU coach Leah Johnson. "We never took a play off and forced them to earn points.