NORMAL, Illinois - The Illinois State Redbirds rallied from a 5-0 deficit in the fifth and deciding set and scored a 3-2 victory over the No. 25-ranked University of Northern Iowa volleyball team at Redbird Arena on Friday night. Illinois State won by set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 21-25, 15-12.
The Redbirds (15-10 overall, 8-4 MVC) defeated the Panthers for the third time in their last four matches at Redbird Arena. UNI (20-6 overall, 10-2 MVC) was held to a conference-low hitting percentage of .152 in the match.