NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team dropped the first two sets but stormed all the way back to earn a hard-fought, five-set win over visiting Valparaiso Saturday night before a season-high crowd of 1,575 in its annual "Pack the Arena" match. The Redbirds won by scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-12.
Jaelyn Keene set a career high and tied Illinois State's Redbird Arena record with 29 kills Saturday night. Keene did her best work late, with 10 kills in the fourth set and five more in the decisive fifth set.