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.
Game Coverage
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Tickets
USI Volleyball tickets are on sale now, with adult tickets at $8, non-USI students at $5, and all USI students, staff, and faculty with a valid ID and any child 11-and-under are admitted free.
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…
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