Volleyball Falls In Five To Illinois State

PEORIA, Ill. -- For the second time in three nights Bradley Volleyball fell in five sets with I-74 rival Illinois State snapping a three-match home win streak in the series for the Braves as the Redbirds posted a 25-23, 16-25, 13-25, 25-19, 15-7 Monday night at Renaissance Coliseum.

The teams entered the contest in a four-way tie for second in the Missouri Valley Conference standings and Bradley (9-11 overall, 5-4 MVC) riding a three-match home win streak in the series with Illinois State (10-11 overall, 6-3 MVC) dating back to a 2017 Redbird victory in Peoria.

The loss dropped Bradley into fifth in the MVC standings at the halfway point of the conference schedule, while Illinois State took…