{"id":469797,"date":"2026-09-20T07:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/469797\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T07:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:02:41","slug":"illinois-state-volleyball-sweeps-marist-in-opening-match-of-oakland-invite-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/469797\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois State volleyball sweeps Marist in opening match of Oakland Invite | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROCHESTER, Mich. \u2014 Illinois State volleyball defeated Marist in three sets on Saturday. The outside hitters for the Redbirds had a day, as Jillian Ferrill<\/a> and Oliwia Caputa<\/a> tied for the match lead with 13 kills.<\/p>\n

They were both incredibly efficient as well, with Ferrill recording kills at a .500 clip and Caputa at a .417. The team as a whole hit .330 and held Marist to a .194 hitting percentage.<\/p>\n

Sammi Bunch<\/a> led the match with 13 digs and three service aces. Jillian Gregory<\/a> tacked on 10 more kills on a .450 hitting percentage.<\/p>\n

Ruth Ziegler<\/a> notably did not appear in the sweep.<\/p>\n

Up Next:<\/p>\n

The Redbirds finish off the Oakland Invite at 1 p.m. on Sunday against Oakland at OU Credit Union O\u2019Rena.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Luke Meske\u00a0is a sports reporter for The Vidette. Meske can be contacted at lsmeske@ilstu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IF YOU SUPPORT THE VIDETTE MISSION\u00a0of providing a training laboratory for Illinois State University student journalists to learn and\u00a0sharpen viable, valuable and marketable skills in all phases of digital media,\u00a0please contribute<\/a>\u00a0to this most important cause.\u00a0Thank you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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