Box Score

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Freshman Emma Roberson had a career-high 16 kills, but Molly Murphy responded with 24 of her own as Indiana State picked up a 3-2 victory over the University of Evansville on Friday evening.
 
Roberson tallied 16 kills to go along with five digs and two blocks.  Rachel TenHoor and Ashley Ring notched 14 apiece for UE (9-21, 4-13 MVC).  Murphy notched a game-high 24kills while Christie Fullenkamp notched 21.
 
Evansville got off to a quick start, taking the first two sets.  The Aces took advantage of a pair of Sycamore error to jump out to a 4-1 advantage.  Indiana State fought back within one at 7-6 before UE rallied to take its largest lead of the game at 19-13 on an Emma Roberson kill.  Indiana State fought back to get with two at 21-19 before TenHoor ended the set with a kill to give Evansville the 25-21 win.
 
Set number two saw Indiana State jump out to the early lead as a pair of Molly Murphy kills gave them an early 4-1 lead.  Their edge grew to 9-5 before Evansville went on an 8-0 run, led by a pair of kills by both Emma Roberson and TenHoor, to take a 13-9 lead.  The Sycamores made a late rally to tie the game up at 23-23, but another kill by Roberson, coupled with an ISU error helped UE take a 25-23 win.
 
For the second-straight game, Indiana State took a 4-1 advantage, but this time, they turned it into a victory, winning by a 25-21 final.  A Jenn Murphy kill saw UE tie the score up for the first time at 8-all.  Neither team gained an advantage until, with the score tied at 19-19, Indiana State scored four in a row before hanging on for the 25-21 final.
 
Indiana State used another quick start to take a dominating 25-18 win in the fourth frame.  Cassandra Willis notched a pair of kills as the Sycamores went on an 8-1 run to take an 11-4 lead.  Evansville got within two at 15-13, but Indiana State would gain their momentum back to take the win. 
 
Their comeback attempt was completed as the Sycamores jumped out to a 6-2 advantage before clinching the match with a 15-10 win.   
 
Tomorrow evening, the Aces will finish up the season with a 7 p.m. match against the Redbirds of Illinois State in Normal, Ill.