MOREHEAD, Ky. – The UIC volleyball team (2-4) handed Toledo (5-1) its first loss of the season in a five-set victory Saturday to close out Morehead State's Comfort Inn-Vitational Saturday afternoon.
Senior
Cleo Lorenzo led UIC with 21 kills and 13 digs in the win. F Classmate
Beatrice Carulli added 15 kills, while
Julieta Sandez chipped in 13. Redshirt-sophomore
Mihaela Harizanova dished out 49 assists and 11 digs.
The full box score and play-by-play recap can be found
here.
SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
FLAMES FACTS
- Lorenzo's 21-kill marked a career high, surpassing her 16-kill performance against Drake a season ago.
- Carulli's 15-kill performance was her most since joining UIC a season ago, leading the team with 55 kills in the first six matches of 2025.
- Harizanova tallied 106 assists this weekend. She has the third-most assists (164) in the Missouri Valley Conference.
- The Flames are 1-3 in five-set matches this season.
UP NEXT
UIC returns to Credit Union 1 Arena next Friday to host Central Arkansas (1-2) at 6 p.m. CT. Live stats will be available on UICFlames.com.
Friday's match will also be our Back to School Night, where fans can spin-the-wheel to win prizes and the first 100 students will receive UIC pens.
UIC students, staff and youths in eighth grade and under are admitted to all volleyball matches free of charge, while adults and youths in ninth grade and above can purchase tickets for $5 each at the gate three entrance of Credit Union 1 Arena on match night. In addition, fans can buy the new Flames Fast Pass, a one-time $50 purchase that will provide the bearer with access to all UIC home athletics events (except men's and women's basketball) during the 2025-26 academic year.
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