GALESBURG, Ill.- The Lady Blues rolled to a 3–0 win at Knox (25–20, 25–2, 25–18) in its Midwest Conference opener Friday night.
The Lady Blues are now 1-0 in Midwest Conference play and 5-12 on the season while Knox moves to 2-18.
The Lady Blues battled through a tight first set before pulling away behind kills from Laura Kaiser and Riley Drake. IC then dominated the second frame 25–2, hitting .667 as a team while limiting the Prairie Fire to just one kill. In the third, Knox hung close midway through, but IC closed strong to complete the sweep.
Kaiser led the way with a match-high 14 kills on .667 hitting and added two blocks. Drake followed with 12 kills and 5 digs. Haylie Orton added 7 kills, while Summer Brandis directed the offense with 27 assists and 8 digs. Mady Salisbury anchored the defense with 11 digs and served 4 aces.
As a team, Illinois College hit .370 with 48 kills and 12 aces, while Knox managed 15 kills and hit just .051.
Up Next
The Lady Blues head East for a three-game trip to New Jersey where they will take on William Patterson University on Friday, October 10th at 5:00pm CT.
