VALPARAISO, Ind. (Nov. 19, 2024) – The UIC volleyball team (21-9, 13-5 MVC) went toe-to-toe Tuesday night on the road against Valparaiso (17-13, 9-9 MVC) at the Athletics-Recreation Center, walking out with a five-set victory to close out Missouri Valley Conference play.
Sophomore
Gabi Peter (Gilbert, Ill./Hampshire) led the Flames' attack with a collegiate high 17 kills, six total blocks and four digs. Graduate student
Zahria Woodard (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) collected 16 kills and six total blocks. Freshman
Antonie
Kelnárová (Prague, Czech Republic) tallied 11 kills and 16 digs in the win.
The box score and play-by-play recap against Valparaiso can be found
here.
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- Peter surpasses her collegiate in kills, back on Oct. 14 when she tallied 14 kills in a road-victory at Belmont.
- UIC tallied 69 collective kills in the win, tying its mark set on Nov. 2 in the five-set win over Missouri State on the road.
- The Flames extend their win streak over the Beacons to seven matches in a row since joining the MVC in July 2022.
POSTSEASON AHEAD!
- For the third consecutive season, the Flames earned the No. 3 seed in this year's Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Championship.
- The tournament will be taking place on the campus of Northern Iowa, at the McCleod Center from Nov. 23-26.
- Who the Flames will be facing, and the rest of the tournament seeding will be announced in the coming days.
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