PEORIA, IL – A week after suffering a 3-set loss at Illinois State to open the season last Monday, Bradley (1-1, 1-1 MVC) flipped the script against the I-74 Rival Redbirds (3-3, 1-1 MVC) Monday night at Renaissance Coliseum by earning a 3-0 win of their own: 27-25, 27-25 and 25-23.
Freshman middle blocker Abby Johnson had a big night at the net, finishing with three block solos and three block assists, while putting down five kills in her 17 swings. Junior Hannah Thompson chipped in a match-high 17 digs, while adding eight kills, two service aces, two assists and a solo block, combining with Johnson to lead a defensive effort that limited Illinois State to a .