CENTRALIA, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team extended their Region 24 winning streak to 18 games Tuesday night after battling back in a tough five-set win at Kaskaskia College 27-25, 23-25, 19-25, 27-25, 15-11.
The Trailblazers grabbed the early lead in set one but quickly had to play from behind as the set went back and forth, heading into overtime before the Blazers closed out the 27-25 win.
Vincennes fell behind again in set two, trailing by seven before rallying back to tie the game at 19-19.
VU held tough in set two, going the distance before the Blue Angels came away with the 25-23 win to even the match at 1-1.
Vincennes looked to be in good position in set three, leading 16-15 with both teams struggling to put together big scoring runs.
Kaskaskia would take control of the third set however with a 4-0 scoring run and go on to close out the third set on a 10-3 scoring run to win 25-19 and hold a 2-1 match lead.
VU looked to extend the match in the fourth set but fell behind after a 9-0 scoring run by the Blue Angels put the Blazers down by five.
Vincennes would slowly chip away at the deficit, battling back to tie the game at 19-19. Vincennes would force the set into overtime and come away with the final three points of the set to take set four 27-25 and send the match to a winner-take-all fifth set.
The Trailblazers continued their momentum from the fourth set into the fifth, jumping out to an early 10-5 lead.
Kaskaskia would answer back on their home floor to cut the deficit to just a single point but were unable to take the lead away from the Blazers as VU took set five and the match 15-11.
VU volleyball’s Region 24 winning streak survives five-set road thriller at Kaskaskia
VU volleyball’s Region 24 winning streak survives five-set road thriller at Kaskaskia
