Sept. 24, 2011
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GREEN BAY, Wis. - The UIC volleyball team picked up its second-consecutive conference win as the squad downed Green Bay, 3-2 (25-18, 15-25, 25-19, 23-25, 10-15) Saturday at the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, Wis. Freshman Sara Sternard (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Westmont) hammered down 12 kills at a clip of .600.
The Flames (9-5/2-1) were led in kills by junior Kelsey Safranek (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) and redshirt junior Nicole Allgood (Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham), who both knocked down 17 kills in the match.
"It was a great team effort," head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley said. "We battled and made some nice plays to win. It was nice to see us compete and earn points. We must continue to work every day in practice and get better in order to work toward our goals."
The Flames dropped the first set in a 25-18 decision, before evening out the match at 1-1 with a 25-15 victory in the second set. Green Bay then regained the lead as the team defeated UIC 19-25 in the third set, but the Flames continued to battle and won the fourth (25-23) and final (15-10) sets to secure the match in a 3-2 decision.
Safranek and Allgood led all UIC players with 17 kills, while Sternard notched a .600 hitting percentage with 12 kills with no errors. Allgood's 17 kills ties her personal best, which she originally set against UT-Martin on Sept. 9, 2009.
Sophomore captain MaryKate Imrie (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) logged 57 assists in the victory, while blanking Green Bay with three of the squad's seven service aces.
The Flames return to the Flames Athletic Center Friday in a match against Butler. The event is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. (CT). Fans can follow the live stats and live videostream, which can be found at UICFlames.com.
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