Redbirds Close Play in Seton Hall Tournament with Sweep of Knights

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Illinois State closed strong at the Seton Hall Tournament, sweeping past the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Sunday morning by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-21, earning the Redbirds a runner-up finish in the season-opening tournament, with junior Ruth Ziegler earning All-Tournament Team honors. HOW IT HAPPENED First Set (25-18): ISU scored the first two points of the set, and never trailed in the frame, and used a quartet of 3-0 runs to extend the advantage, cruising to a 25-18 opening-set win. Second Set (25-14): After the teams were knotted at two apiece early in the second set,…