Bloomington, Ind. — For their first match of the week in Bloomington, the Chicago State Women's volleyball team (6-4) battled it out against the University of Mississippi Rebels and fell, 3-1.
For the first set out of a potential five, both teams started off with points back-to-back with a kill from the Rebels' Anna Bair and a ball handling error by Samantha Schnitta.
The rest of the set saw the Rebels gaining several leads, at one point clawing ahead, 10-6, with the Cougars always trying to claw their way back but coming up short.
This brought us to a tie at 21-21 with the Cougars finally cementing a comeback and tying the game, yet ultimately falling short as the Rebels answered back with a four-score streak featuring three kills and attack error by the Cougars, finishing off the set with a win at 25-21.
To commence the second set, both scores once again came off of a kill followed by an attack error which tied both teams at 1-1.
The set echoed the same style throughout its early stages, which brought it to a 14-14 tie.
The Rebels emulated their performance in the first set and established their dominance with a six score-streak with the Cougars only scoring one in between, bringing the score to 21-15 lead for the Rebels.
The Cougars once again pursued a comeback but fell short and the Rebels once again took the set win with an identical score as the same set of 25-21.
The Cougars then headed into the third set trailing overall in sets, 2-0. Both teams started off once again tied with a kill followed by an error at 1-1.
The majority of the set consisted of the Cougars finally asserting their dominance and leading all throughout, at one point leading by five points at 21-16.
The Rebels came very close to completing a comeback of their own but the Cougars capped off the win at 25-23 with a kill by none other than Yanlis Feliz, who finished with 23 kills.
The Cougars suddenly had a chance to stay in this match with an overall score of sets at 2-1.
The fourth set began with an attack error followed by a stellar kill by Nailah Jones, tying the score at 1-1, the fourth consecutive 1-1 start in this match.
Followed by this tie was another tie at 2-2, that continued with the Rebels committing an absolute onslaught of 12 points with the Cougars only scoring five points in between, which brought the score to 14-7
The Rebels never looked back and closed out the victory with a 3-0 scoring run at 25-15 in a crushing defeat for the Cougars at an overall set of 3-1.
The Cougars next face tournament host Indiana tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., followed by Alabama A&M at 4:00 p.m.
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Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet.
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