                          USI Volleyball Falls To Maryville In Four Sets
ST. LOUIS—Despite fighting off match-point six times, the University of Southern Indiana volleyball team could not overcome a two-set deficit as it fell to Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Maryville University 25-22, 25-19, 27-29, 26-24 Saturday afternoon.
The Screaming Eagles (9-18, 3-12 GLVC) fought off match-point to earn a two-point win in set three; then stymied the host Saints on five straight match-point chances in set four to tie the frame at 24-24.
Maryville (4-24, 2-14 GLVC), however, rebounded to win the next two points to capture the two-point win and four-set victory in the match.
Earlier in the contest, the Eagles saw a 17-13 lead evaporate in the opening frame as Maryville used a 12-5 run to end the game with the three-point win. The Saints used a 6-0 run to end the second stanza and build a two-set lead; then overcame a 20-13 deficit in set three to create their first of seven match-point opportunities.
The Saints jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the fourth set, but USI rallied to take a 9-8 lead. Maryville led 24-19 late in the set, but the Eagles once again rallied to tie the stanza at 24-24.
Senior middle/outside hitter Amy Zwissler (Bloomington, Indiana) had 14 kills to lead the Eagles’ offense, while freshman outside hitter Mikaila Humphrey (Floyd Knobs, Indiana) had a double-double with 13 kills and 21 digs.
Freshman right side hitter Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois) added 13 kills and three blocks, while junior middle hitter Te’Ayla Whitfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana) added 12 kills and three blocks. Redshirt freshman middle hitter Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) chipped in nine kills and six blocks, while sophomore setter Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) and junior libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) had 55 assists and 33 digs, respectively.
Farrell became the first player in program history to eclipse the 500-dig plateau in back-to-back seasons—she had 575 digs a year ago. She currently has 521 digs in 2016 and 1,312 digs in her career; and needs 70 digs in her final three matches to tie Kayla Heldman ’14 for the single-season school record of 590, set in 2013.
USI returns to action Tuesday at 6 p.m. (CST) when it travels to Louisville, Kentucky, to take on Bellarmine University. The Knights (18-10, 7-8 GLVC) suffered a three-set loss to the University of Missouri-St. Louis Saturday.
Short Box Score (Match)
Univ. of Southern Indiana Volleyball
Southern Indiana vs Maryville (Nov 05, 2016 at St. Louis, MO)
Maryville def. Southern Indiana 25-22,25-19,27-29,26-24
Southern Indiana (9-18, 3-12 GLVC)
(Kills-aces-blocks) – Zwissler, Amy 14-0-1; Jung, Amanda 13-0-3; Humphrey, Mikaila 13-0-0; Whitfield, Te’Ayla 12-0-3; Coleman, Elexis 9-2-6; Peoples, Erika 1-0-4; Shoultz, Quin 1-0-0; Lee, Jessica 0-1-0; Farrell, Shannon 0-2-0; Totals 63-5-10.0. (Assists) – Peoples, Erika 55. (Dig leaders) – Farrell, Shannon 33; Humphrey, Mikaila 21; Limper, Haley 9; Peoples, Erika 8
Maryville (4-24, 2-13 GLVC)
(Kills-aces-blocks) – Selman, Ashley 18-0-4; Wright, Kara 12-0-4; Lakin, Allison 10-0-2; Arndt, Cassidy 7-0-1; Zeiter, Zoe 6-0-2; Basler, Emma 5-1-2; Campbell, Makayla 1-0-0; Escue, Michelle 1-1-0; Luebbers, Taylor 0-1-0; Totals 60-3-9.0. (Assists) – Buxton, Kayla 27; Escue, Michelle 20. (Dig leaders) – Campbell, Makayla 24; Basler, Emma 14; Luebbers, Taylor 13; Lakin, Allison 10
Site: St. Louis, MO (Moloney Arena)
Date: Nov 05, 2016 Attend: 107 Time: 2:05
Referees: Shane Allen, Tracy McFadden
