Aces drop opener at Illinois State

NORMAL, Ill. – Melanie Feliciano led all players with 16 kills in Sunday's series opener at Illinois state that saw the Redbirds take a 3-0 win over the University of Evansville volleyball team on Sunday afternoon at Redbird Arena. Box Score (PDF) Feliciano hit .286 for the Purple Aces (5-12, 4-11 MVC) and added four digs. Alondra Vazquez recorded 13 kills and 8 digs while Rachel Basinski added 16 digs and four assists. Cecilia Thon and Allana McInnis tied for the team lead with 12 helpers. Leading ISU (10-5, 8-3 MVC) was Kaylee Martin, who totaled 13 kills and hit .345.

Game 1

The teams battled back and forth early on, leading to a 5-5 score. The first significant run of the day belonged to…