NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State volleyball team (18-13) advanced to their fourth-straight Missouri Valley Conference Championship match with a 3-0 victory (25-18, 25-15, 25-20) over No. 6 Indiana State (18-12) on Friday night inside Redbird Arena.
The Redbirds took control early on in each of their three set wins, responding to each attempt by the Sycamores at a comeback. In the opening set, ISU jumped out to a 10-4 lead with three kills coming from MVC Player of the Year, Tamara Otene. The Sycamores forced an Illinois State timeout with a 3-0 scoring run, but ultimately could never diminish the Redbirds' lead to fewer than four as ISU closed the set with four of the final five points in the 25-18 win.