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Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Drops Halloween Thriller at Belmont, 3-2

Four Flames finish with double-figure kills in a Music City marathon.

NASHVILLE – The UIC volleyball team nearly came away from its Halloween matinee at Belmont with a priceless Missouri Valley Conference win, but the host Bruins found a way to squeeze out the final two points and snatch a 3-2 victory (25-23, 19-25, 25-14, 17-25, 15-13) on Saturday afternoon at the Curb Event Center in Nashville. The Flames (10-14, 6-6 MVC) were the first conference opponent to push Belmont (14-9, 11-1) to five sets this season, while UIC went the distance for the second time in its MVC schedule.

Four UIC players finished with double-digit kills, led by senior outside hitter Tamara Kisic, who just missed a double-double with a team-high 12 kills and nine digs, plus a career high-tying four blocks. Sophomore middle blocker Ana Petrides also had a team-high 12 kills and four blocks while hitting .500 for the afternoon. The Flames also got a strong effort from freshman outside hitter Martina Cerrato, who hammered a career-high 11 kills and added a career-best two blocks. Senior outside hitter Gabi Peter rounded out the double-digit kill quartet with 10 kills, while sophomore libero Ava Young also played a pivotal role with a match-high 21 digs.

The full play-by-play and box score from Saturday's match at Belmont can be found here.


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BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • The Flames went to five sets for the sixth time this season, moving to 3-3 when going the distance. UIC is also 1-1 in MVC play in five-setters, having posted a 3-2 win at SIU on Oct. 3.
  • UIC had eight service aces on Saturday, tying its second-highest total of the season (11 at Loyola on Sept. 17; 8 on two other occasions vs. Buffalo on Aug. 28 and at home vs. Evansville on Oct. 9).
  • Cerrato's previous career high for kills was nine against Milwaukee on Sept. 3 at the St. Thomas Tommie Invitational. 
  • Young posted her sixth 20-dig match of the season.
  • Kisic logged double-figure kills for the ninth time this year, while Petrides did so for the fourth time and Peter for the eighth time.
  • Kisic went over 400 kills for her career (now 411) and 200 kills for the season (currently 201).
  • Peter is now one kill shy of 200 for the season.
  • UIC maintains a 6-3 edge in the all-time series with Belmont, including a 2-1 edge when playing in Nashville. This was the second time in the past three meetings between the Flames and Bruins that the match went five sets.

UP NEXT
UIC continues its four-match MVC road swing next week, heading downstate to take on Illinois State (Friday, 6 p.m. CT) and Bradley (Saturday, 3 p.m. CT). Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+, while live stats can be found at UICFlames.com. 

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