CARBONDALE, Ill. — It was a historic night for Indiana State volleyball as senior setter recorded her 2,000th career assists as the Sycamores went on to win their third Missouri Valley Conference match of the season in a 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19) triumph over Southern Illinois Saturday night inside Davies Gym.
Only 11 other players in program history have reached the mark with the last coming in 2015 by Erika Nord. The Avon, Indiana product needed 16 assists coming into the match and finished with a match-high 43 to set the mark easily.
After falling in the opening frame to the Salukis, Indiana State reeled off three straight set wins to improve to 5-11 overall and 3-1 in The Valley.