TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Chicago State volleyball concluded its short two-match road swing here tonight after falling to host Indiana State via a 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-15) decision at ISU Arena. The Cougars dropped to 0-13 on the year, while the Sycamores improved their season ledger to 8-5.
ISU snapped a 5-5 tie early in the first set by scoring 15 of the next 24 points behind four kills and two service aces by sophomore Morgan Dall to claim a 20-14 lead. The visitors responded with a quick 9-4 scoring drive to pull within a point at 24-23 following a Sycamore hitting error, but junior Stacy Qualizza gave the home team a 1-0 lead in the match after slamming a kill on the next play.
Junior Mazvita Maziveyi (Harare, Zimbabwe/Hillside (NC)) (Durham, N.C.) recorded two kills and two service points in helping CSU claim an early 5-1 leading margin to begin the second set, but the Sycamores used six service points from Dall and four kills from Qualizza during a 24-10 scoring run to head into intermission with a two-set advantage.
Dall posted five kills and sophomore Auriel Armstrong tallied four kills to lead ISU in the third set as it opened the stanza with an 8-0 lead en route to capturing the match.
Maziveyi led Chicago State with eight kills to go along with six digs and a service ace for the evening. Senior setter Hanya Minta (Eden Prairie, MN/Eden Prairie) (Eden Prairie, Minn.) nearly tallied her third double-double of the year as she finished with 15 assists and seven digs, while junior Alexandra Mason (Beaverton, OR/Harper College) (Beaverton, Ore.) accumulated match high honors after posting a season-best five blocks (two solo, three assisted). Freshman Anna Morgan (South Range, WI/Maple-Northwestern) (South Range, Wis.) contributed nine digs and a season-high three block assists for the Cougars.
Indiana State was led by Dall's double-double of 15 kills and 10 digs, while Armstrong and sophomore Christie Fullenkamp each added six kills. Junior Shelbi Fouty posted a match-best 21 assists and fellow classmate Kiya James recorded a match-leading 11 digs.
CSU returns to action this Saturday afternoon as it hosts NJIT in its Great West Conference opener at Palos Courts, located on 12221 South Ridgeland Avenue in Palos Heights, Ill. The first serve is set for 12 p.m., and admission is free to all patrons coming to the match.
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