LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Junior outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) recorded a career-high 26 kills despite University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (1-21, 1-10 OVC) ending the road stint with a 3-2 (29-31, 17-25, 25-11, 25-18, 10-15) loss to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (7-18, 4-8 OVC) Saturday night at Jack Stephens Center. The Screaming Eagles were down 2-0 before forcing a fifth set with a late comeback.
Despite holding a late lead, USI watched Little Rock steal an opening set win, 31-29. The Eagles kicked off the frame with a 5-0 run that included four Trojan attacking errors and a kill from Anderson. Little Rock would later threaten USI’s lead after the Eagles had five straight attacking errors to tie the set at 12 apiece. However, USI turned things around after a monster kill from sophomore outside/right side hitter Abby Bednar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and a service ace from sophomore outside hitter Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) to make it a two-point Eagles’ advantage. USI was able to push the lead even further and issued a set point at 24-19 before Little Rock stormed back and scored six straight points and forced extra play. The Eagles could not converge on a one-point lead and watched the Trojans throw down a kill and an ace to take the 1-0 match lead. USI outhit Little Rock in the first game with 14 kills compared to 12 kills.
An early Trojans lead ends with a 25-17 Eagles second-set loss. Little Rock went on an 8-3 stint that caught USI off…
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