NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State volleyball (1-3) opened the Red & White Invitational with their first victory of the year, defeating Ohio (0-3) in five sets (25-16, 25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 15-8) in front of a home crowd at Redbird Arena on Friday evening.
OPENING VOLLEY
- Sophomore outside hitter Tamara Otene led the Redbirds in kills for the third time in four games, blasting 16 kills and recording nine digs, adding an ace as ISU held on for the five-set victory.
- Junior outside hitter Sarah Kushner hit .