INDIANAPOLIS – The UIC volleyball team (19-6, 8-3 HL) extended its win streak to seven games on Friday, outlasting IUPUI (6-18, 2-9 HL) in five sets (22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 20-25, 15-6). With the win, the Flames passed their 2018 win total and tied the program's 2012 win total.  

Match Highlights
Set One

• Early IUPUI aces and UIC miscues gave the Jags a 6-0 lead, but the Flames were able to catch up, tying the match at 14.
• An IUPUI attack error and a Marija Borcic service ace gave UIC its first lead, 16-14.
• Tied at 20, a bad set by the Flames and a kill for the Jags put them up by a pair, 22-20.
• A termination from Tatyana Ndekwe cut the lead in half, but IUPUI replied with a kill of their own, 23-21.
• Ndekwe struck again, but the Jags had the same response, putting them at set point, 24-22. Another IUPUI termination ended the set, 25-22.

Set Two

• A 5-1 run gave the Flames an 18-13 lead in set two, forcing the Jags to call timeout. The run saw kills from Alexandria Hicks as well as Clara Lamb, as well as a block from Ndekwe and Hicks.
• IUPUI returned from the timeout with back-to-back kills, 18-15, but Brookah Palmer put down a successful attack to bring the tally to 19-15.
• The Jags put down another kill, but Michelle Glover responded for the Flames, 20-16.
• IUPUI took three of the next four to pull within two, 21-19, and the Flames were called back to the bench.
• The Jags returned from the break with another point, but a pair of kills from Paola Santiago and an IUPUI miscue brought UIC to set point, 24-20.
• The home team was able to get one more kill, but a service error ended the set with a win for the Flames, 25-21.

Set Three

• Eight kills to start set three gave UIC a 12-6 advantage, causing the Jags to use an early timeout.
• The Flames maintained their six-point lead, 17-11, as IUPUI once again called for a break.
• After the timeout, UIC extended its lead off a Jags error and a block from Glover and Palmer, 19-11.
• IUPUI pulled within five after two kills and ace, 19-14, but another block from Glover and Palmer paired up with an attack error from the Jags, 21-14.
• UIC took three of the next four to reach set point, 24-15. IUPUI got one more off a Flames error, but a buried feed from Lamb put the set to bed, 25-16.

Set Four

• The Flames trailed by three, 12-9, but a pair of IUPUI errors and an Emily Kelly service ace tied the set at 12.
• The Jags went ahead by a pair with back-to-back kills, 15-13, but UIC tied it once again, thanks to an IUPUI service error and a Lauren Musante ace.
• The hosts once again went up by three, 21-18, but the Flames were unable to muster another comeback, as the Jags took the set, 25-20.

Set Five

• The Flames sped off to an 8-3 lead in the tiebreaker after kills from Santiago and Palmer, as well as a stop from Glover and Palmer.
• Following a media timeout, UIC tacked on three more off terminations from Glover and Hicks and another block, 11-3.
• The lead proved too much to bear for the Jags, as UIC came away with an easy 15-6 win.

Facts & Figures

• Paola Santiago reeled in her fourth double-double of the season, tallying 12 kills and 14 digs. The sophomore also matched her personal best with five total blocks.
• Lauren Musante brought in her seventh double-double of the season, handing out 21 assists while digging out 10.
• Marija Borcic was in double-double territory with 19 assists and nine digs.
• Brookah Palmer led UIC's offensive efforts with 13 kills. Palmer also contributed five digs and three blocks on defense.
• Clara Lamb tallied a season-high 11 kills, hitting .375 on the night with just two errors.
• Alexandria Hicks finished with eight kills, while Michelle Glover finished with seven.
• Glover tied her season-best with nine total blocks.
• Velina Minkova led the squad with a match-high 21 digs.
• The Flames recorded more kills, 56-52, as well as digs, 74-71.
• UIC also finished with its 13th showing of 10 or more blocks, making 13.5 stops to IUPUI's 11.

Up Next

• UIC continues its road trip, facing Northern Kentucky tomorrow at 3 p.m. CT.