After ending their 11-game losing streak against Alderson Broaddus University, the volleyball team hosted Greenville University in their second straight non-conference game last Tuesday night.

On the strength of a .257 percentage and double-digit kill performances by Alyssa Hasler and Alli Splitt, who finished with 12 kills each, the Stars won their second straight match, outlasting Greenville three sets to one.

In the opening set, the Stars started strong with an 11-3 run that forced Greenville into a timeout.

Greenville rallied back after the slow start, tying the game midway at 15 and 18. However, the Stars scored seven unanswered points to take the first set of the night at 25-18.

Hasler had seven of her 12 kills in the first set. In the second set, UIS entered a stretch of 10 straight errors early on, giving Greenville a five-point lead.

Although the Stars took the lead down one halfway at 15-14, Greenville regained the momentum, winning a close game 25-22.

In the third set, the Stars dominated the early portion. They scored seven straight points to begin the frame and survived a late Greenville rally to take a 25-20 win.

In the final set, the two teams were more competitive early on, as the score was tied at 11. After Ashley Beaton’s kill gave the Stars the lead, the Prairie Stars never trailed as they took the match clinching set 25-18.

“Our serves have been a lot better, we have been really able to connect with our hitters much more than we have been which is great and it shows through our stats,” said assistant coach Eddie Pennington. “We’ve had over a .400 in our last match so to be consistent, is just great contributing for us.”