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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The Western Illinois volleyball team stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to capture a 3-2 (19-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-12) victory over Kent State Saturday morning at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational.

Western Illinois (2-1) concludes play in the SIUE Invitational today with a 4:30 p.m. match against Wofford inside the Vadalabene Center. Fans can follow live stats, watch live video and follow wiuathletics on Twitter for match updates.

Western's newcomers were a huge part of the comeback. Sophomore setter Sarah Fetter, a transfer from Illinois State, had 45 assists and 14 digs for her first double-double as a Leatherneck. Fetter also had four kills, including two late in the fifth set.

Freshman outside hitter Ann Miller picked up her second consecutive double-double with 14 kills and 17 digs. Miller currently leads all Leathernecks with 33 kills and ranks second on the squad with 47 digs.

Freshman right side Samantha Fournier had 11 kills on 19 attempts, including the final three points of the match. Fournier compiled nine kills on 15 swings with no errors over the final three sets and finished the day with only one attack error (team-high .526 attack percentage).

Junior libero Bridget Murphy, who had 28 digs last night against SIUE, set new career-highs with 34 digs and five service aces. Murphy, who collected 19 digs over the first two sets, had two crucial service aces early in the decisive fifth set.

Senior middle hitter Megan Toczek came off the bench to provide a spark to the Fighting Leatherneck offense. Toczek finished with a team-high 15 kills on 30 attempts, including six kills on seven swings in the third set.

Senior middle hitter Cait Egan and freshman Molly Murphy both added two service aces as Western Illinois recorded 12 aces overall. The 12 service aces are the most since Oct. 6, 2007 against Centenary.