PEORIA, Ill. – The UIC volleyball team (8-6, 2-2 MVC) couldn't be stopped on the attack, beating Bradley (8-7, 2-1 MVC) in straight sets in Missouri Valley Conference play Friday night on the road.
Sophomore
Antonie Kelnárová, junior
Gabi Peter and senior
Julieta Sandez paced the offense with nine kills apiece. Redshirt sophomore
Hannah Ditsworth anchored the defense at the net with a team-high six blocks, while redshirt sophomore
Mihaela Harizanova and senior
Francesca Venturini each added a service ace in the victory.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
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FLAMES FACTS
- The Flames extended their winning streak over Bradley to 13 matches, marking their sixth straight sweep.
- Ditsworth's six-block performance is a career-high, surpassing her five-block outing against Milwaukee last season.
- Venturini has tallied a service ace in six of her last seven matches and ranks third in the MVC with an average of 0.44 per set.
- Kelnárová closed the second week of conference play with 17 kills, averaging a team-best 2.83 per set.
UP NEXT
The Flames return to Credit Union 1 Arena on Tuesday night for more MVC action, hosting Valparaiso (10-5, 1-1 MVC) at 6 p.m. (CT) for UIC Faculty and Staff Night. The match will stream on ESPN+ with live stats available at
UICFlames.com.
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