KIRKSVILLE, MO - Truman State hit above .300 for majority of the match and recorded 12 aces as the University of Illinois Springfield volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision at Truman on Saturday afternoon at Pershing Arena.

THE BASICS

• FINAL SCORE: Truman 3, Illinois Springfield 0 (25-13, -18, -18)
• RECORDS: Illinois Springfield (2-9, 0-2 GLVC East) | Truman (6-4, 1-1 GLVC West)
• UP NEXT: UIS finally returns home to play at TRAC on Friday, Sept. 25 against Rockhurst.

TOP PERFORMERS
- Junior Ashley Beaton (Wildwood, Mo.) had seven kills and six digs, while Nikki Madoch (Algonquin, Ill.) reccorded four kills and two aces.
- Nora Palermo (West Chicago, Ill.) also had two aces and three kills.


HOW IT HAPPENED
- Truman jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the opening set and hit .542 with 16 kills on 24 swings to set the tone early with a 25-13 win. UIS hit just .105.
- The second set was tighter in the early going, with Truman leading by two. UIS then rattled off six in a row to force a timeout at 14-10 in the Prairie Stars favor.
- Out of the break, the Bulldogs would score six in a row of their own and never give up the lead again.
- The third set saw eight ties and a pair of lead changes and neither team could find a rhythm.
- Truman recorded 12 aces which were the most for the visitors in two years.


FOR TRUMAN
Kayla Bastian (12 kills, 11 digs, five aces); Jasmine Brown (eight kills, three blocks, three aces); Abby Heise (eight kills, eight digs, .538%)