Illinois State Volleyball Redbirds take sole possession of 1st place in the Valley

On Friday October 17th, the Panthers of Northern Iowa arrived in Normal Illinois tied for 1st place in the Missouri Valley Conference with the ISU Redbirds in Women's Volleyball. They left that night is 2nd. The Redbirds came out hot taking the first, third and fourth sets of the match and also mounted a very good recovery comeback in the second set but falling just short. It was a match that lived up to all the hype and also pulled in a good Friday evening crowd to Redbird Arena.

Look for more coverage in the Normalite Newspapers and in Best Look Magazine, both with photos from the Best Look in Bloomington Normal Sports Photography - Alan Look Photography.

20141017 Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds Women's Volleyball photos - Images by Alan Look
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