TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Illinois State volleyball swept Indiana State as senior outside hitter Sarah Kushner tallied her 1,000th career kill on the road Saturday.
Kushner became the seventh Redbird to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. Kushner led the way against the Sycamores, posting a match-high 15 kills and hitting .458.
Kushner's back-to-back kills to end the match marked seven-straight points for the Redbirds, who were down 23-18 before coming back to steal the third set.
Sets one and two were more comfortable for the Redbirds, who won 25-16 and 25-18.
ISU salvaged its road trip after losing to Evansville 3-1 Friday. The team's kill percentage improved substantially Saturday, up to .300 after hitting .152 the night before.
Freshman Emily Weber had 21 assists and three aces, both match highs.
After originally deciding to redshirt Weber for her freshman season, head coach Allie Matters activated the setter before last week's upset win over Illinois.
"I think that Emily can compete. So, it's my job to create opportunities for this team and I thought that with the 6-2, with Emily's setting, we could compete," Matters said earlier this week.
Weber's impressive performance comes in relief of the injured Katelyn Lefler. Matters is hopeful Lefler will be available in the next "week or two."
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