NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team earned a 3-0 sweep over Evansville Saturday night to close out its regular season with 20 wins, while securing the No. 3 seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, which begins Wednesday at Redbird Arena. Illinois State won Saturday's match by scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-16.
Jaelyn Keene and Sydney Holt racked up 11 kills apiece to pace the Redbird offensive attack. Stef Jankiewicz dished out 33 assists and posted a team-high four blocks. Courtney Pence led the Redbirds with 13 digs.