On a night in which junior libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) became the 11th player in program history to reach the 1,000-career dig plateau, University of Southern Indiana Volleyball could not rally from a two-set deficit as it fell to host Truman State University 25-22, 25-13, 18-25, 25-18, in a Great Lakes Valley Conference bout Friday night.
After seeing an early five-point lead evaporate in the first set and suffering through a dismal showing in the second frame, the Screaming Eagles bounced back with a big effort in the third stanza to cut their match deficit in half.
USI (6-6, 1-2 GLVC), which hit .412 in the third frame, raced out to an early five-point lead and never let the Bulldogs back into the set.
Truman (3-9, 2-1 GLVC), however, rallied from an early 3-0 deficit in the fourth frame to build a 12-9 advantage. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 15-10 moments later and never looked back as USI could get no closer to than three points throughout the remainder of the set.
Farrell, who now has 1,016 career digs to her name, finished the night with 22 digs, including eight in the opening set and nine in the fourth. Sophomore defensive specialist Haley Limper (Springfield, Illinois) and junior outside hitter Shelbi Morris (Brazil, Indiana) each had 14 digs, while sophomore setter Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) had a double-double with 37 assists and 11 digs.
Junior middle hitter Te’Ayla Whitfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana) had 11 kills and a .625 attacking percentage to pace the Eagles, offensively. Morris was one of four Eagles to finish with eight kills on the night.
USI returns to action Saturday at 3 p.m. when it travels to Quincy, Illinois, to take on Quincy University. The Lady Hawks (7-5, 2-1 GLVC) defeated Bellarmine University in four sets Friday night.
Short Box Score (Match)
Univ. of Southern Indiana Volleyball
Southern Indiana vs Truman State (Sep 23, 2016 at Kirksville, MO)
Truman State def. Southern Indiana 25-22,25-13,18-25,25-18
Southern Indiana (6-6, 1-2 GLVC)
(Kills-aces-blocks) – Whitfield, Te’Ayla 11-0-1; Zwissler, Amy 8-0-1; Jung, Amanda 8-0-0; Morris, Shelbi 8-2-0; Humphrey, Mikaila 8-0-0; Peoples, Erika 1-0-1; Totals 44-2-3.0. (Assists) – Peoples, Erika 37. (Dig leaders) – Farrell, Shannon 22; Morris, Shelbi 14; Limper, Haley 14; Peoples, Erika 11
Truman State (3-9, 2-1 GLVC)
(Kills-aces-blocks) – Viviano, Claire 14-0-2; Bastian, Kayla 14-1-0; Hildebrand, Holly 6-0-4; O’Drobinak, Bailey 6-2-1; Hill, Lacey 6-0-4; Hughes, Savvy 5-0-0; Livingston, Jocelynn 1-1-0; Berthold, Emma 0-0-1; Callaway, Liv 0-1-0; Wacker, Lauren 0-2-0; Totals 52-7-10.0. (Assists) – Hughes, Savvy 43. (Dig leaders) – Bastian, Kayla 21; Wacker, Lauren 14; Hughes, Savvy 13; Livingston, Jocelynn 9
Site: Kirksville, MO (Pershing Arena)
Date: Sep 23, 2016Â Â Attend: 110Â Â Time: 1:55
Referees: Bruce Huddleson, Robert Fessler
