St. Paul, Minn. – The UIC volleyball team (0-4, 0-0 MVC) opened the Tommie Invitational on Thursday afternoon with a straight-set loss to
Milwaukee (1-3, 0-0 Horizon) at Schoenecker Arena.
Senior
Gabi Peter finished with nine kills and two blocks. Freshman
Martina Cerrato posted a collegiate-high nine kills and added 10 digs. Freshman setter
Paulina Ströh also recorded a collegiate-best 19 assists.
UIC struck early in the first set, scoring on four consecutive points with kills from sophomore
Emma Colombari and freshman
Francesca Lorenzo to push the Flames to a 9-4 lead. The Panthers managed to tie it up at 18, before taking the first set at 25-21.
UIC built early momentum in the second set, sparked by a four-point stretch led by freshman
Elizabeth King. Her service ace, along with a pair of kills from Peter during the run, pushed the Flames ahead 19-14. Milwaukee answered with a 7-1 surge to take a late lead, but freshman
Maryam Hussein evened the frame at 21. The Panthers responded once more, closing out their second straight set with a 25-21 finish.
The Flames continued to battle midway through the third set, tying it at 13 off back-to-back kills from sophomore
Ana Petrides and Cerrato. Pushing to the latter half of the set, Milwaukee would take a late lead, before kills from Cerrato and Peter would cut the deficit to 21-19, before the Panthers finished the match on a 4-2 run to secure the win.
The entire play-by-play and box score can be found
here.
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The Flames return to Schoenecker Arena tomorrow for a 3 p.m. CT matchup against
St. Thomas (0-2, 0-0 Summit). The match will stream on
MidCoSports.com with a $10 single-game pass, and live stats will be available at
UICFlames.com.
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