Volleyball 9/6/2017 1:18:00 AM Corey Miggins, Sports Information Director

Volleyball Extends Win Streak to Three with Five-Set Road Win at Bradley

Junior Lauryn Dela Cruz tallied a double-double of 22 kills and 12 digs in Tuesday's 3-2 win at Bradley

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PEORIA, Ill. – Chicago State volleyball extended its current winning streak to three matches in a row here Tuesday night after producing a thrilling five-set victory over host Bradley at BU's Renaissance Coliseum.

The Green and White opened the first set with 6-4 lead on a Bradley attack error, but the home team responded by scoring six of the next nine points to claim a slim 10-9 lead after a CSU hitting error. After several ties and lead changes, Chicago State would tally six of the final seven points which included kills from junior Lauryn Dela Cruz (Provo, Utah/Timpview) on three consecutive possessions to take the stanza.

Bradley jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the beginning of the second set and later grabbed a 17-15 advantage on a service ace by Hannah Angeli. Following a timeout, the Cougars then came back to score six of the next 10 points played to even the score at 21-21 on a kill from senior Paige Eyring (Mesa, Ariz./Mesa). Back-to-back service aces from junior Carmen Carvajal (Lugo, Spain/I.E.S Lucus Augusti) gave CSU a 23-21 lead before consecutive Dela Cruz kills pushed its lead to 2-0 entering intermission.

The home team started the third set with a quick 7-4 scoring margin which turned a 3-3 tie into a 10-7 lead after an Angeli kill. BU finished the stanza by scoring 15 of the final 28 points to slice its deficit to 2-1 then evened the match at 2-2 after posting a 25-16 win.

CSU bounced back in the beginning of the fifth set with a 5-0 lead on a Bradley hitting error and later increased its advantage to 10-4 on another hitting miscue by the hosts. The Braves scored the a quick 3-1 run to pull within 11-7 before an Eyring kill helped the visitors score four of the final five points to win the match.

Two players recorded double-doubles for the Green and White in Dela Cruz (22 kills, 12 digs) and freshman Lacee Adams (Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central) (47 assists, 11 digs). Carvajal contributed 15 kills and two service aces, sophomore Megan Klavitter (Fenton, Mich./Linden) added a team-best 21 digs and a season-high nine assists, and Eyring finished with 12 kills and a career-high seven blocks.

Yavianliz Rosado (31 digs) and Erica Haslag (22 kills) tallied match highs for Bradley (2-5), while Angeli dished out a match-leading 58 assists.

The Cougars head back downstate this weekend to Charleston for the Eastern Illinois Panther Classic at Lantz Arena to take on Western Illinois, Alabama A&M and the host Panthers. CSU opens the classic against rival WIU on Friday evening at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Paige Eyring: OH; 5' 11"; Senior

#4 Megan Klavitter: DS; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#2 Lacee Adams: S; 5' 7"; Freshman

#6 Carmen Carvajal: OH; 5' 10"; Junior

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz: OH; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#11 Paige Eyring
: 5' 11"; Senior
: OH

#4 Megan Klavitter
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: DS

#2 Lacee Adams
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: S

#6 Carmen Carvajal
: 5' 10"; Junior
: OH

#8 Lauryn Dela Cruz
: 5' 8"; Junior
: OH

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