CHICAGO — The No. 4 UIC volleyball team (17–10, 11–5 MVC) battled deep into a decisive fifth set in Wednesday afternoon's quarterfinal at the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Championship, ultimately coming up short to No. 5 Illinois State (14–15, 8-8 MVC), 3–2.
Sophomore
Antonie Kelnárová led the match with 18 kills and 11 digs. Senior
Ayat Amin added 12 kills, seven digs and seven blocks. Redshirt sophomore
Hannah Ditsworth and senior
Julieta Sandez combined for 17 blocks to anchor the Flames defensively.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
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FLAMES FACTS
- In just two seasons at UIC, Kelnárová has totaled 450 kills and 374 digs in a Flames uniform.
- After recording seven blocks this afternoon, Ditsworth closes out her second full season with 115 total blocks.
- In her final season at UIC, Amin led the Flames in kills (274), kills per set (2.74) and finished third in total blocks (86).
- Senior Cleo Lorenzo wraps up her UIC career with 789 kills (2.19 per set), 743 digs (2.06 per set) and 133 total blocks.
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