CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Illinois State volleyball team (5-9, 1-1 MVC) picked up their first Missouri Valley Conference win of the 2021 season, downing the UNI Panthers (6-9, 1-1 MVC) in five sets (25-21, 25-18, 23-25, 21-25, 15-12).
Despite taking the first two sets without ever relinquishing their lead, the Redbirds would need all five sets to secure the match win after
The first set was all about a series of runs for the 'Birds. Illinois State had a strong start to the match with a 5-0 run to begin set one that included two early kills from Sarah Kushner.