Redbirds Fall in Five-Set Thriller with Drake

NORMAL, Ill. – Three players recorded double-digit kills – including a season-high 14 from Jillian Gregory; however, for the first time this season the Redbirds fell in five sets, dropping a 25-20, 20-25, 15-25, 25-13, 12-15 heartbreaker to the Drake Bulldogs on Friday evening. HOW IT HAPPENED First Set (25-20): After trading the lead back and forth for the first 10 points of the set, the Redbirds ran off four consecutive points to turn a 5-4 deficit into an 8-5 lead. The lead grew to as many as seven at 17-10, as ISU off a late Bulldog rally for a…