UE is at Illinois State on Saturday
PEORIA, Ill. – Giulia Cardona and Angelica Gonzalez combined for 17 kills on Friday as the University of Evansville volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision at Bradley.
Cardona led the Purple Aces with 11 kills and Gonzalez added six. Jenna Heidbreder posted five kills. Ainoah Cruz had 10 digs while Lexi Owen paced the team with 14 assists. Kaylenn Hunt completed the match with 11 kills for the Braves.
Game 1 – Bradley 25, UE 16
Bradley took a 3-1 lead out of the gate before pushing the advantage to 10-4. From there, the Braves went up by a 19-10 score and took the set by a similar 9-point advantage to pick up the 1-0 match lead.
Game 2 – Bradley 25, UE 15
After scoring the first three points, Bradley added to the lead to make it a 13-4 game. Evansville made a nice run to make it a 14-9 game as Maddie Hawkins registered an ace while Angelica Gonzalez picked up a kill. Gonzalez kept the deficit at five with a kill that made it a 15-10 game before BU regrouped to complete the set on a 10-5 run to take a commanding 2-0 lead.
Game 3 – Bradley 25, UE 16
Looking to clinch the match, the Braves quickly jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Evansville never gave up, remaining within striking distance as a Chloe Cline kill saw the Aces get within three at 14-11. Things quickly turned when Bradley countered with a 6-1 run that put them up by a 20-12 margin. They finished with a 25-16 win to take the match.
Saturday evening features a match-up at Illinois State with a 6 p.m. start time.
