NORMAL, Ill. – In an electric Redbird Arena, packed with 1,800 fans, the Illinois State volleyball team (14-5, 6-1 MVC) opened its five-match home stretch with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Valparaiso Crusaders (18-4, 5-2 MVC) to sit alone in second of the Missouri Valley Conference standings Friday night.
QUOTING COACH JOHNSON
Opening statement…
"I was excited on how we started the match. We were dominate in set one, and played pretty well, but in set two, they flipped the lineup on us. That changed the course of the game, but we stayed true to our game and we felt like we stayed in the match and figured it out.