Chloe Cline tallies six kills in home state
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Iowa native Chloe Cline led the University of Evansville volleyball team with six kills on Friday as the Purple Aces fell to UNI in three sets at the McLeod Center.
Cline hit a solid .375 while adding a pair of blocks. Hinsley Everett and Ryan Scheu finished with five kills apiece. Ainoah Cruz recorded 17 digs while Kora Ruff added 13 assists. Cassidy Hartman registered a match-best 12 kills to lead the Panthers.
Game 1 – UNI 25, UE 17
Hinsley Everett picked up an early kill to give the Purple Aces a 4-2 advantage. With UE up 6-4, the Panthers made their first run scoring five in a row to go up 9-6. They continued to add to the lead, going up 15-8 before leading by as many as 12. Evansville cut into the deficit in the late moments before the Panthers clinched the 25-17 decision.
Game 2 – UNI 25, UE 14
UNI scored five of the first six points to jump out to a 5-1 lead. Chloe Cline notched back-to-back kills to cut the deficit to 6-4. Evansville remained within striking distance at 12-8 before UNI made its run scoring six in a row to go up 18-8 before taking the 11-point win.
Game 3 – UNI 25, UE 18
Looking to finish the sweep, Northern Iowa jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Brooke Herdes picked up her second kill of the night to get UE back within three points at 9-6 before the Panthers took control to go up 17-9. Maddie Hawkins chipped in a service ace as UE cut the deficit in half to make it a 19-15 game.
Evansville travels to Des Moines to take on Drake at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
