NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team (2-3) won their second match in a row, defeating UIC (1-4) in four sets (29-27, 23-25, 25-19, 29-27) on Saturday afternoon to improve to 2-0 in the Red & White Invitational.
The Redbirds closeout the tournament tomorrow with No. 25 Marquette at Redbird Arena. First serve is set for 1 p.m. CT and the first 500 fans in the door will receive a replica championship pennant.
OPENING VOLLEY
- Sophomore outside hitter Tamara Otene had a career-high 21 kills, leading the Redbirds in kills for the fourth time this season.