University of Evansville Athletics

CHICAGO – Lyla Fisher recorded a career-high 18 kills as the University of Evansville volleyball team fell to UIC by a final of 3-1 on Friday evening inside Credit Union 1 Arena.
 
Fisher's tally surpassed her previous high of 16 kills. She hit .289 in the contest. Wren Jones added 12 kills. Carsyn Kelley finished with 39 assists and 13 digs while Brooke Herdes had 14 digs, five assists, and two aces. Gabi Peter led UIC with 12 kills.
 
Set 1 – UIC 25, UE 16
UIC jumped to a quick 4-1 lead while the Purple Aces made a rally of their own to tie the set at 8-8. McKenzie Laubach had two kills and an ace to help her team tie the game. The Flames regained control with a 7-1 run to go up 15-9 before taking the set by a score of 25-16.
 
Set 2 – UIC 25, UE 14
In a similar fashion to the opening frame, UIC opened a 4-1 lead out of the gate. Once again, it was Laubach who got Evansville on track with her kill cutting the deficit to one at 6-5. Lyla Fisher registered a pair of early kills. Two more Fisher kills would get UE back within one once again at 12-11. That is when the Flames made their move as they outscored the Aces by a 13-3 tally to take a 2-0 match lead.
 
Set 3 – UE 25, UIC 23
Lyla Fisher's 10^th kill of the contest opened the set and helped UE open a 4-1 lead. Wren Jones picked up two kills during the early stretch. The lead reached four at 9-5 on an error before the Flames stormed back with four in a row to tie the score. Evansville responded with three in a row including a Brooke Herdes ace while the Flames tied the score with a run of their own.
 
Ryan Scheu picked up a kill to help the Aces wrestle away an 18-15 edge before yet another rally by the Flames tied the score at 18-18. Carsyn Kelley and McKenzie Laubach combined on a block that helped the Aces go up 21-19, but the Flames came back once again with two more to knot the score. In the end, it was a kill from Jones that clinched the set.
 
Set 4 – UIC 25, UE 18
UIC jumped out to a 3-0 edge while the Aces slowly made their way back. Fisher picked up a kill that cut the deficit to one at 9-8 while another Scheu kill made it a 12-11 game in favor of the Flames. Another ace by Brooke Herdes tied the score for the first time at 15-15, however, UIC fought back to take a 23-16 edge before clinching the match with a 25-18 win.