EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball hosts their final Ohio Valley Conference series of the 2024 season against Morehead State University on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Liberty Arena. USI Athletics asks fans to bring any canned goods as both matches will be a food drive for the less fortunate.
Coverage
Both volleyball matches on ESPN+ can be found at the links above or on the USI Volleyball schedule where you can also find the live stats. Tickets to USI Volleyball home games are free curtesy of ProRehab. In game updates will be provided on Twitter, while pregame and post-game updates can be found on all three @USIAthletics platforms.
USI HEADLINES
ALL TIME SERIES HISTORY. The Screaming Eagles are 1-6 against Morehead State. Despite falling in all regular season appearances, USI earned their first program win over MSU last season in the OVC Tournament Quarterfinals. The win marked the programs first conference win in the OVC and in NCAA Division I play. Prior to moving up, both teams met in 1983 and 1988, both resulting in Morehead wins.
Recap at Tennessee Tech. USI traveled Tennessee Tech University last week needing to salvage at least one match to keep their OVC Tournament hopes alive. However, USI was swept in both matches losing on Thursday (10-25, 21-25, 22-25) and Friday (20-25, 20-25, 20-25). The Eagles were overwhelmed in kills (65-100), aces (3-15), and attacking percentage (.167-.253). The defense struggled to defend TTU’s elite outside hitters as the Golden Eagles Isringhausen and Pierce totaled 49 kills on the weekend. USI came out slow in both matches being outscored 30-50 making the road difficult to overcome. The Eagles struggled late in sets being outscored (8-22) in the final five points. Junior Bianca Anderson and sophomore Ashby Willis combined for 35 kills in two matches.
Eliminated from OVC Tournament. USI’s two losses over the weekend and Tennessee State University’s win officially eliminated the Eagles from earning the eighth spot in the OVC Tournament. Moreover, Tennessee State (5-11) is two games ahead of the Eagles and owns the tie breaker in the case that both teams tied in records. Furthermore, Eastern Illinois University (4-12) and TSU play this for a chance to earn the eighth seed. EIU needs to sweep the Tigers to…
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