Early deficits in the first and third sets couldn't keep the Illinois State volleyball team from scoring a straight-set win over Valparaiso in a Missouri Valley Conference match on Friday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Ind.
Jaelyn Keene led ISU with 12 kills with Ella Francis and Juma Armando contributing 11 each in the 25-21, 25-20, 26-24 win. Stef Jankiewicz recorded her 13th double-double of the season with a match-high 45 assists and 16 digs.
Courtney Pence had 27 digs for the Redbirds, who improved to 16-11 overall and 9-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference.