Ravens Take Down Prairie Fire in Day 2 of Illinois College Invitational

The Anderson University volleyball team closed out Day 2 of the Illinois College Invitational with a split on Saturday in Jacksonville, Ill.
 
Anderson (1-3) took down Knox College (1-3) with a 26-24, 24-26, 25-23, 25-17 victory during the first match. Illinois College (3-0) then pulled out a 25-14, 25-17, 30-28 win in the second match. The Ravens finished the weekend with a 1-3 record for the tournament.
 
"This weekend proved to be disappointing, challenging and exciting all rolled into one," Coach Tami Miller said. "Our expectations were set higher than what we were able to achieve. We have work to do in regards to our fundamentals as well as our discipline. However, the potential that we saw on the court from this team does not dampen our excitement for the season and we witnessed some amazing fight in these young ladies that will add to their success."
 
ANDERSON 3, KNOX 1
Olivia Rice (Walkerton, Ind./John Glenn) led the Ravens with 15 kills. Felicity Bontrager (Goshen, Ind./Fairfield) smashed 13 kills and powered to a .367 attack percentage. Kaycie Gates (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) and Hannah Rady (Cloverdale, Ind./Cloverdale) dished out 25 assists and 23 assists, respectively. Brooke Troyer (Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial) scattered 24 digs while Bontrager collected 18 digs. Anderson turned in a .193 hitting percentage.
 
ILLINOIS COLLEGE 3, ANDERSON 0
Bontrager turned in nine kills and a .389 hitting percentage. Rady provided 17 assists and Troyer tallied 15 digs. The Ravens closed out the match with a .192 attack percentage.
 
UP NEXT
Anderson is slated for three matches in the Franklin College Tournament next week in Franklin. The Ravens challenge Marietta College on Friday at 5 p.m. On Saturday, Anderson tangles with Greenville University at 12 p.m. and Baldwin Wallace University at 2 p.m.