CHICAGO – The UIC volleyball team (1-6,0-0 MVC) went toe-to-toe against Southeastern Conference's Auburn (5-2, 0-0 SEC) to open the UIC-DePaul Invitational Friday evening, falling in straight sets to the Tigers in front of the home crowd at Credit Union 1 Arena.
Senior
Tamara Kisic led UIC with 10 kills, five digs and two aces, while sophomore
Emma Colombari added eight kills. Sophomore libero
Ava Young tallied 11 digs in the contest.
Auburn opened the first set with a 6-0 run before UIC battled back to tie the score at 11-11 behind a kill from Kisic. After trading leads, the Flames went on a 4-1 run, capped by back-to-back kills from Colombari, to take a 17-14 advantage. The Tigers rallied to tie the set at 23-23 before claiming the first set in extra points, 26-24.
After a tough second set, the Flames looked to bounce back in the third, with Kisic recording the first of her four kills in the set to give UIC an early 7-4 lead. After the lead changed hands four times midway through the set, Auburn pulled away late to secure the set, 25-21.
The entire play-by-play and box score can be found
here.
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UIC is back on the volleyball court tomorrow night at Credit Union 1 Arena as they are set to take Central Michigan (0-8, 0-0 MAC) at 6 p.m. (CT). The match will be available to watch on
Marquee Sports Network or streamed on
ESPN+. Live stats of the match will be available at
UICFlames.com.
Saturday's match-up will also be UIC's Team Impact celebration, as we highlight bringing student-athletes together with children facing serious and life-threatening illnesses, creating meaningful connections and lasting memories through sports and shared experiences. The team will also be signing post-match autographs.
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