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Otene Posts Career Night in Four-Set Loss to Loyola-Chicago

CHICAGO – Sophomore outside hitter Tamara Otene posted a career-best 27 kills in Illinois State volleyball's four-set loss (28-16, 23-25, 18-25, 18-25) to Missouri Valley Conference leading Loyola-Chicago. With the loss, Illinois State falls to 16-13 overall and 12-5 in MVC play, while the Ramblers clinch at least a share of the regular season conference title, improving to 20-8 overall and 13-3 in league play.

No one in the Valley has more kills in a four-set match this season than Otene, whose 27 kills accounted for nearly half of Illinois State's 57 kills against the Ramblers.