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Miami Tops Illinois State in Five
9/7/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Sept. 7, 2001
In the first night of the Miami/Best Western Inn Classic, Miami posted a five-game triumph over Illinois State, while No. 21 South Carolina notched a three-game win over Purdue. On Saturday, Miami will face South Carolina at 10:30 a.m., Purdue and Illinois State will face off at 12:30 p.m., Illinois State and South Carolina will battle at 5 p.m. and Miami and Purdue will round out the tournament at 7:30 p.m.
Miami 3, Illinois State 2
Miami jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match with 31-29 and 32-30 wins, but Illinois State battled back to tie the match, 2-2, off 30-26 and 30-24 triumphs. The RedHawks, however, persevered through the fifth game to capture the match. Miami evens its record to 2-2, while Illinois State falls to 2-2.
Kelly McCullough paced the RedHawks with 20 kills, 12 digs and five blocks, and Erika Eagan notched a career-best 26 digs. Susan Poll also posted a career-best with 18 kills. Lee Ann Karr added 17 kills, 13 digs and two blocks in the win.
South Carolina 3, Purdue 0
No. 21 South Carolina edged Purdue in three games, 30-26, 30-27, 30-27 in the first match of the Miami/Best Western Inn Classic to improve to 4-0 on the season. Purdue drops to 0-4.
Cally Plummer led the Gamecocks with 18 kills, 12 digs and two service aces, while Nadia Sefferovich added 12 kills and 11 digs. Leah Wischmeier notched 11 kills and 10 digs for the Boilermakers
