EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (8-15, OVC 3-8) dropped their sixth-straight Ohio Valley Conference match on Friday night on the road against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (9-13, OVC 4-7) in four sets (22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 22-25).
Set 1: USI 22, SIUE 25
USI jumped out to a three-point lead capitalizing on early errors from the Cougars. However, the Cougars woke up rattling off a five-point run to gain a 6-4 lead. Senior Carly Sobieralski placed dimes across the court to senior Jasmine Green, senior Paris Downing, junior Bianca Anderson, and sophomore Leah Coleman as the Eagles tied the match at 16. SIUE won the crunch time points mounting a 5-2 run to conclude the set finishing with a .293 hitting percentage.
Set 2: USI 25, SIUE 23
The middle hitters for USI of Anderson and Downing dominated set two. The Cougars seemed to have USI in a blender with a 11-17 deficit and zero blocks up to that point. However, the Eagles mounted a 9-1 run taking a 20-18. Downing finished the set on an absolute team contributing to five straight points with three kills and two block assists. The senior crushed a kill after the Cougars mounted a three-point run on set point as she finished with seven set kills and four blocks. Anderson also swatted six set kills as the Eagles controlled the match through the middle in set two.
Set 3: USI 18, SIUE 25
USI was forced to call an early timeout after struggling with receptions trailing 8-2. Anderson stopped the bleeding with a critical slide. Willis…
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