SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Illinois State volleyball team (14-11, 10-3 MVC) extended its winning streak to seven-straight matches, including 14-straight set wins, downing the Missouri State Bears (14-10, 5-7 MVC) in three sets.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The 'Birds trailed by as many as five early on in set one before sophomore Tamara Otene started a 4-0 scoring run for ISU that would tie it up at 15 and force a Missouri State timeout. Illinois State and the Bears saw six more ties in the opening set before the Redbirds closed out on 6-1 run to get their 12th-straight set win, 25-21.