CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Illinois State volleyball team overcame a big deficit in the first set to steal momentum away from Southern Illinois and the Redbirds ran away with a 3-0 win in a quarterfinal match at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday at the McLeod Center.
Southern Illinois rushed out to an eight-point lead early in the first set of Thursday's match, but the Redbirds fought back to win the set. Illinois State cruised to a 2-0 lead with a win in the second set, then overcame another early SIU lead in the third set to finish off the sweep.