Illinois Springfield (7-15, 1-7 GLVC) fell to Quincy (16-8, 3-5 GLVC) 3-0 in a non-conference meeting on Tuesday at TRAC. The Prairie Stars totaled 33 kills and hit .167, while Quincy finished with 40 kills and a .222 hitting percentage.
UIS opened the first set with a 13-7 advantage, using kills from
Alyssa Gray,
Alexis Schwartz,
Maddie Mendelblatt and
Kendall Johnson along with two Johnson service aces. Quincy answered with five straight points to get within 13-12 and later moved from a 17-17 tie to a 21-17 lead. The Prairie Stars pulled back to 23-21 on a
Khadijah Blue kill and another Johnson ace, but Quincy took the set 25-21.
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UIS opened the second set by winning seven of the first eight points, with
Marley Christy serving through a 6-0 start that included a Blue kill, block assists from Blue and Schwartz, a Johnson kill and a Christy ace. The Prairie Stars later led 15-6 after an
Emma Frazier ace, but Quincy worked back to tie the set at 18-18 and again at 21-21. Johnson answered with a kill to make it 22-22, but Quincy finished off the set 25-23.
The Prairie Stars were tied 7-7 in the third set before Quincy scored five straight points, including three service aces by Monika Bíliková, to move ahead 12-7. UIS got back within 17-13 on a Mendelblatt kill and two Quincy attack errors, but the Hawks pushed the margin back out and reached 24-16. Blue and Gray added late kills for the Prairie Stars before Quincy finished the set, 25-18.
Gray led Illinois Springfield with nine kills on 20 attacks and added 11 digs and a service ace. Johnson finished with eight kills, three aces and six digs. Blue recorded seven kills while hitting .353 and added four block assists. Christy handed out 16 assists and contributed eight digs and an ace.Â
Up next, UIS volleyball travels to Quincy, Illinois, to Quincy on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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