EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (0-14, 0-3 OVC) welcomes back former NCAA Division II and Great Lakes Valley Conference competitor, Lindenwood University (3-8, 0-2 OVC), to Screaming Eagles Arena for a pair of matches set for Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. This is the first meeting between the two clubs since joining the Ohio Valley Conference and NCAA DI in early 2022.
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Screaming Eagles Headlines:
Eagles Fall To Panthers. University of Southern Indiana Volleyball ended its Tuesday night with a 3-1 loss to Eastern Illinois. The Screaming Eagles showed valiant effort and kept each set within four. Juniors Leah Anderson and Katherine Koch each tallied double-doubles to lead USI as Anderson finished with a team-high 11 kills and 13 digs while Koch recorded a match-high 30 assists and 13 digs.
You Have To #OVCit. The Eagles welcome back former NCAA Division II and GLVC foe, Lindenwood, for a Friday and Saturday showcase. USI is looking for its first NCAA Division I and Ohio Valley Conference victory of the 2022 campaign. The Eagles and Lions have battled three times in DII play with USI winning all three matches.
Season Leaders. Anderson leads the group with 144 kills as Koch holds a team-high 299 assists while sophomore Abby Bednar sits atop with 11 aces. On defense, freshman Keira Moore has received 178 digs as sophomore Paris Downing has earned 41 blocks.
OVC Leaders. There are five Eagles who sit atop the best in five different categories within the OVC individual standings. Anderson ranks fifth in points (163) and sixth in kills (144) while Koch holds fourth most assists per set (7.47). Moore has tallied 4.05 digs per set, putting her at fifth. Downing is currently third with 1.13 blocks per set while sophomore Lauren O’Neill is ninth with 27 blocks.
Defense Wins Games. The Eagles’ defense is fourth in the OVC with 1.96 blockers per set and fifth with 729 digs and 14.58 digs per set. USI is also fifth in the conference with 98 total blocks (13 solo and 170 assists).
Keeping it 100. Three Eagles have joined the 100-kill club this season. Anderson has racked up 144, sophomore Abby Weber has nabbed 117, and Bednar totals 103.
Double-Doubles. There have been four Eagles who have reached the double-double mark this season. Anderson leads the team with five while Koch has tallied four. Weber has recorded two as sophomore Carly Sobieralski has totaled one.
All-Tournament Eagles. Bednar and Anderson each earned all-tournament titles in the non-conference slate. Bednar was named to the Kent State Invitational All-Tournament team before earning a bid to the NIU Tri-Match All-Tournament team. Anderson was able to secure all-tournament honors at the Chattanooga Classic.
USI by the Set. This season, the Eagles have accumulated three opening set wins compared to winning just five sets between frames two through five. USI has lost in the third set nine times and lost in the fourth set four times while only falling in the fifth set twice.
History in the Making. With Anderson becoming the 15th player to reach 1,000 kills, her new goal is to become the 13th player to reach the 1,000-dig plateau (933). If successful, Anderson would become the fifth player in program history to reach both milestones.
About Lindenwood. The Lions are 3-8 overall and 0-2 within the OVC. Lindenwood has totaled 460 kills, 421 assists, and 75 aces while earning 595 digs and 74 blocks (13 solo and 122 assists). The team ranks first in the conference with 1.92 aces per set. The Lions are still searching for their first conference win after being swept by Morehead State in the conference opener. Lindenwood joins the OVC this season after spending 13 years in NAIA and nine years in NCAA Division II, spending three seasons in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Leading the Lions. Sophomore Taylor Gentemann has helped the Lions from her serve, tallying 19 aces and ranking first in the OVC with 0.66 aces per set. Leading the attack is sophomore Madilyn Dement who has 108 kills while sophomore Abby VanBuskirk leads the team with 252 assists along with posting 8.69 assists per set, third highest in the conference. Guarding the net is junior Rebecca Janke who has nabbed 40 blocks, sixth most in the OVC.
Record Book Watch. The Eagles have one player climbing up the USI Volleyball Record Book:
