Southern Illinois SIU 2-9, 1-8 MVC

Bradley BRAD 6-3, 6-3 MVC

Southern Illinois SIU

2-9, 1-8 MVC

Final

Feb. 28, 2021

Bradley BRAD

6-3, 6-3 MVC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Southern Illinois SIU	25	22	20	15	(1)
Bradley BRAD	20	25	25	25	(3)

Box Score

Volleyball Takes Down SIU In Four

Box Score

Game Recap: Volleyball | 2/28/2021 5:59:00 PM

PEORIA, Ill. – Junior Hannah Thompson had 17 kills to go with 17 digs and sophomore Raeann Bergman and Karagan Coggin each reached double figures in kills as Bradley Volleyball extended its win streak to five matches with a 20-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-15 victory over Southern Illinois Sunday afternoon at Renaissance Coliseum.

The Braves (6-3 overall, 6-3 MVC) improved to 6-3 on the year and have won five consecutive Missouri Valley Conference matches for the first time since opening the 2005 league slate with a 6-0 mark. Boasting a perfect 4-0 record at Renaissance Coliseum, Bradley extended its home win streak to six matches.

Thompson collected team highs of 17 kills and 17 digs for her eighth double-double of the year to highlight the victory that moved the Braves into second in the Valley standings. Bergman added a career-best 14 kills and four blocks, while Coggin matched her season and career-high with 13 kills and also notched four blocks. Junior Kora Kauling finished the day with 45 assists and 11 digs for her sixth double-double of the season for BU.

Southern Illinois (2-9 overall, 1-8 MVC) took the opening set behind six kills from Alex Washington and five kills by Hannah Becker. Bradley trailed by as many as five points, but clawed back into it with a 3-0 run that included kills by Bergman, Coggin and junior Kat Poore to pull even at 19-19. Washington and Becker answered with back-to-back kills to put SIU back in front and the Salukis would go on to take the opening set 25-20.

The Braves never trailed in the second set, hitting .308 in the frame. Thompson had six second-set kills, while Bergman and Coggin combined for nine kills on just 15 swings with no errors in a 25-22 BU victory. Bradley used a late 4-0 push to take control, getting a pair of kills from Coggin and one from Thompson during the run that gave the Braves a 22-17 advantage. Coggin put a stop to a 3-0 SIU spurt with a kill out of a Bradley timeout and Bergman and Kauling combined for a block to give BU set point at 24-20. Bergman's fifth kill of the set closed out the 25-22 Bradley win that even the match at one set each.

The third set featured 13 ties and seven lead changes, with Bradley making the final push. With SIU leading 18-17, Coggin sparked a four-point Bradley outburst with a kill and teamed with Kauling for a block. Freshman Madie Peterson served up an ace, before a kill from Poore gave the Braves a 21-18 edge. Bradley eventually held set point at 24-19 on a Thompson kill and the all-conference performer later buried a free ball at the net to cap a 25-20 win for the Braves.

Bradley and SIU went back and forth early in the fourth set until Bradley seized control with a 6-1 run. Southern Illinois held an 11-10 advantage when the Braves made their move. A SIU service error was followed by a Bergman block to put BU in front 12-11. Kauling found the floor with a kill before teaming with Bergman for a block as the Bradley lead moved to 14-11. SIU got a kill from Tornatta Tatum, only to give it back with a service error and a Thompson kill gave the Braves a 16-12 advantage. Another 5-1 BU spurt that included a Bergman kill along with four SIU errors gave Bradley a commanding 21-14 edge as the Braves went to take the set 25-15 to finish off the match.

Bradley and Southern Illinois will close out the series Monday with a 5 p.m. rematch at Renaissance Coliseum.

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