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Drake DRA 8-11,3-4 MVC
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Drake DRA 19 18 25 23 (1)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Collects Four-Set Road Victory Against Drake

The Flames improved to 4-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

CHICAGO – The UIC volleyball team (8-11, 4-3 MVC) extended its Missouri Valley Conference winning streak to four matches, defeating Drake (8-11, 3-4 MVC) in four sets Friday night at the Knapp Center.

Senior Tamara Kisic led the Flames with 21 kill with a .442 hitting percentage, all while collecting eight digs. Sophomore Ava Young recorded a team-high 21 digs and added six assists. Freshman Robyn Ward contributed eight kills behind a .533 hitting percentage, and collected seven total blocks in front of the net. Freshman Paulina Ströh finished with a team-high 27 assists and 14 digs.

UIC broke a 6-6 tie in the opening set with seven consecutive points on sophomore Emma Colombari's serve to take a 13-6 lead. The run featured a Colombari kill and service ace, two Kisic kills, a kill from freshman Marayam Hussein and three block-assisted points. Drake pulled within four points at 19-15, but the Flames maintained their advantage to take the set, 25-19.

The Flames used another seven-point run in the second set to break a 4-4 tie to move ahead 11-4. The stretch included a senior Gabi Peter kill and six consecutive service points from senior Mihaela Harizanova. Kisic recorded three kills during the run, while Ward and sophomore Sasha Pellettieri combined for a block and Harizanova added a service ace. UIC maintained control the rest of the way, closing out the set, 25-18, on a Ward kill off a Harizanova assist.

UIC opened the third set with four consecutive points on kills from Colombari and Ward alongside two Drake attack errors. The Bulldogs responded to tie the set at 5-5 before taking a 15-14 lead. Despite kills from Peter and Kisic, the Flames were unable to regain the advantage. A late block by Ward and Pellettieri helped UIC cut the deficit from 24-19 to 24-21, but Drake secured the set, 25-21.

The Flames rallied from a 19-16 deficit in the fourth set, using a Ward kill, two Drake attack errors and a Colombari kill to take a 20-19 lead. Drake later moved ahead 23-22, but Peter tied the score with a kill before consecutive Bulldogs attack errors gave UIC match point. Freshman Elizabeth King and Harizanova teamed up for the decisive block to seal the 25-23 set victory and the match.

The entire play-by-play and box score can be found here.

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UP NEXT!
The Flames close out the MVC road trip tomorrow night when they face-off against Northern Iowa (13-5, 7-0 MVC) at the McLeod Center for a 5 p.m. (CT) first serve. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with live stats at UICFlames.com.

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