MEMPHIS, TENN. ? The Indiana State volleyball team suffered their third straight loss Saturday evening as the IUPUI Jaguars defeated the Sycamores 3-0 in their final match of the Tiger Invitational.
The Sycamores, now 4-5 on the season, will be on the road to Butler University on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. match, their last before opening the Missouri Valley Conference season next weekend.
The Jaguars won the opening set 25-23 then took the second set 25-18 marking the fourth straight match that the Sycamores have dropped the first two sets of a match. Indiana State looked like they were going to continue the match in the third set but they could not hold onto a lead late, IUPUI rallying to take the third set 26-24 and the match 3-0.
The Jaguars broke away from an 8-all tie in the first set to build a 17-13 advantage before the Sycamores rallied, tying the game at 21 on a Kristy Cox service ace. Indiana State moved in front on another Cox ace but then IUPUI scored the next two points to lead 23-22. A Sarah Agnich kill off a set by Whitney Fromm evened the match for the final time as the Jaguars scored the next two points to win 25-23.
The second set was tight through the early stages and the Sycamores had a 6-4 lead after a Jodi Stoker kill. The Jaguars came back with the set tied at several times, the last at 11 on a Kristin Kerscher kill. IUPUI scored three straight points to regain the lead and outpointed the Sycamores 11-7 the rest of the set to post a 25-18 win.
The Sycamores had the opportunity to get back into the match in the third set. Indiana State broke away from a 12-all tie on three kills by Stoker and a Jaguar error to lead 16-12. Indiana State was still up by four, 21-17 after a Kelli Whitaker kill but then the Jaguars came back, tying the match at 24. IUPUI scored the final two points of the set to deny Indiana State a win.
Stoker finished with 14 kills in the match. Fromm had 22 assists while freshman Shelbi Fouty had 11. Cox led in digs with 14.
The Sycamore game on Tuesday will be web streamed on the Horizon League network. To view the match, go to http://www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv/
Registration is reguired but the event is free.
