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Redbird Volleyball Wins Five-Set Thriller, Splits on Final Day of Flyer-Raider Invitational

DAYTON, Ohio – Illinois State volleyball (3-6) split a pair of matches in their final day at the Flyer-Raider Invitational, falling to Dayton (4-4) in the afternoon in three sets (13-25, 16-25, 19-25) before bouncing back to defeat Wright State (6-3) in five sets (25-27, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 15-11) on their home court.

MATCH 1 (Dayton wins, 3-0)

  • Sophomore Tamara Otene had a game-high 12 kills, five of which came in the third and final frame.
  • Dayton hit .342 on the match, including .500 in the second set.