EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball swept Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to secure the win on Senior Day in three sets.
With the win, USI finishes its four-game home stand undefeated, remaining unbeaten in Ohio Valley Conference games inside Liberty Arena this season. The Eagles move to 7-3 in OVC games, and 11-11 overall.
Set 1: USI 25, SIUE 18
The Screaming Eagles took a confident first set, taking a healthy lead midway through the set. Freshman Carley Wright continued her energy from her career-high night in game one against SIUE and put up seven kills in the first frame to lead the court. With the three digs senior Keira Moore picked up in the first, she moved to third place in the USI record book with 1,491 career digs.
Set 2: USI 25, SIUE 23
USI fought the Cougars off with an efficient defense to secure the second set. As a team, they tallied 20 digs and three blocks to keep the SIUE offense to a .111 hitting percentage. Junior Ashby Willis and senior Bianca Anderson led the Eagle offense with four kills each.
Set 3: USI 25, SIUE 22
After some push and pull at the start of the set, the Eagles regained control by the 10th point, maintaining the lead to finish out the game. Wright added another four kills, while Anderson and junior Leah Coleman led the court with five kills each. Right side Mariah Minor took the court late in the set for her Senior Day, to add a block for the Eagles.
For the game, freshman setter Aysa Thomas finished with her 15th consecutive double-double with 39 assists and 12 digs. Wright led the Eagles with 13 kills for the game, hitting a .357 percent with just three errors. Willis led the back row with 16 digs, picking up nine just in the final set.
The Screaming Eagles tallied eight blocks as a team, led by junior McKenzie Murphy, who added two solo blocks for four total.
With the series sweep completed, USI takes hold of the third place in the OVC standings, behind previously beaten Eastern Illinois University.
