UE defeats Indiana State by a 3-1 final
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Hinsley Everett registered a career-high 23 kills to lead the University of Evansville volleyball team to a 3-1 road win at Indiana State on Tuesday evening.
Everett accumulated 23 kills while hitting a solid .291. Chloe Cline finished with 10 kills to go along with three blocks, three digs, and two assists. Carlotta Pascual and Sabrina Ripple finished with eight kills apiece while Josdarilee Caraballo posted seven. Ainoah Cruz led the Purple Aces with 22 digs while picking up eight assists and a kill and Kora Ruff tallied 47 assists and 16 digs. Curry Kendall led the Sycamores with 14 kills.
Game 1 – Indiana State 25, UE 22
Ryan Scheu Hinsley Everett posted early kills to put the Aces in front at 3-1. After the Sycamores tied the game at 4-4, UE scored four in a row to retake the lead. Chloe Cline and Holland Morris had kills during the stretch. Another Everett kill solidified an 11-7 UE lead before ISU stormed back once again to tie the game at 12-12.
Scheu and Everett both added another kill to put UE on top by a 19-16 margin before another Sycamore run made the difference as they scored six in a row to go up 22-19 before taking the set by a 25-22 final.
Game 2 – UE 25, Indiana State 18
Evansville scored the opening two points and never gave ISU the lead on the way to a 25-18 win to knot the set at 1-1. After the Sycamores tied it up at 3-3, UE scored two in a row before extending the lead to 13-8 as Everett recorded three kills in a row. Ainoah Cruz picked up an ace to make it a 22-14 game while Cline and Kora Ruff assisted on a block for the clinching point.
Game 3 – UE 25, Indiana State 17
Following a few early lead swaps, the Aces opened a 9-7 lead on a solo block from Cline. Indiana State got back within one at 11-10 before UE changed the course of the set. Scoring eight in a row, the Aces took full control. Cline had a kill and ace during the stretch while Ripple added a pair of kills. In the late stages it was two more Everett kills finishing off the 25-17 victory.
Game 4 – UE 25, Indiana State 23
With a road conference win in its sights the Aces stormed out to a 7-1 lead to open the set. Everett racked up two more kills and a solo block in the huge start. She recorded an ace to solidify an 11-4 advantage before Indiana State clawed its way back scoring five in a row to get back within two.
UE regrouped following a time out with Josdarilee Caraballo coming up huge for her team. The sophomore posted four kills in the span of five points as UE opened a 16-10 edge. UE extended the lead back up to seven at 20-13 on a kill by Carlotta Pascual before the Sycamores staged another rally. ISU made it a 20-16 score and continued to rally as they cut the deficit to just two at 23-21. Fortunately, Evansville picked up the points it needed to take the road win.
