Panthers fall in five-setter at Indiana State

Friday, November 12

Terre Haute, IN

5 pm

University of Northern Iowa

11-17,6-9MVC

Indiana State University

15-10,7-8MVC

UNI

Indiana St.

Panthers fall in five-setter at Indiana State

11/12/2021 8:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The UNI Panther volleyball team fought off a match point in the fourth set Friday but came up just short in a 3-2 decision to the Indiana State Sycamores at ISU Arena. Set scores favoring Indiana State were 26-24, 21-25, 25-15, 25-27, and 15-13.

The Panthers held an 85-to-83 advantage in the dig department Friday. UNI posted a season-high 75 kills and 69 assists while hitting .189 for the contest. The Panthers also had five service aces and five blocks within the five-set match.

Carly Spies tallied a career-best 17 kills on .394 hitting. Kaylissa Arndorfer produced a season-high 16 terminations. Payton Ahrenstorff's 19 digs led a group of six Panthers in double figures that included Kaylee Donner (11) along with double-double efforts by Jenna Brandt (26 assists, 16 digs), Tayler Alden (37 assists, 10 digs), Kira Fallert (12 kills, 13 digs), and Emily Holterhaus (12 kills, 12 digs).

Set 1: Indiana State overcame a quick 3-0 deficit and built leads of 15-7 and 16-8. UNI eventually surged ahead with Kaylee Donner's serving and multiple kills by Kaylissa Arndorfer and Carly Spies highlighting an 8-0 run. The Panthers pushed their edge to 24-20, but the Sycamores rallied for a 26-24 win.

Set 2: UNI never trailed while bouncing back from the tough finish in the first frame. The score was tied, 15-15, when Kaylissa Arndorfer's kill sparked a 4-0 outburst that put the Panthers ahead for good. Tayler Alden collected a termination on set point and wrapped up a 25-21 victory to level the match, 1-1.

Set 3: After several early ties, Indiana State scored eight consecutive points for a 14-6 advantage. An Olivia Tjernagel kill followed by a kill and a block from Carly Spies brought the Panthers within 17-13 before the Sycamores closed on an 8-2 run to win by a 25-15 margin.

Set 4: The Panthers led from the start until the Sycamores pulled even at 22-22. Indiana State gained its first lead, 25-24, for a match-point opportunity. However, Carly Spies answered with back-to-back kills, and an Indiana State attack error ended the 27-25 UNI triumph that forced a 2-2 tie.

Set 5: A back-and-forth start swung to Indiana State out of a 6-6 tie. Late offense from Kaylissa Arndorfer helped UNI into ties of 12-12 and 13-13. Unfortunately for the Panthers, the Sycamores won back-to-back points to finish the 15-13 win and the 3-2 match victory.

UP NEXT:
The Panthers will face the Evansville Purple Aces at 5 pm Saturday at Meeks Family Fieldhouse in Evansville, Indiana. This is UNI's final road contest of the regular season.