EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (6-9, 1-2 OVC) falls in a nail-biter against University of Tennessee at Martin (3-9, 1-2 OVC) in five sets (15-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 13-15).
Junior Keira Moore had a special night eclipsing 1,000 career digs. Moore reached this mark in only her third year becoming the 15th Screaming Eagle to achieve this remarkable achievement. The Castle product also earned a season-high 29 digs tonight.
Set 1: UTM 25, USI 15
USI came out flat falling behind early, 12-6 on six USI attacking errors. Senior Jasmine Green tried to help the Eagles dig themselves out of the hole with two big kills. However, the Skyhawk offense overwhelmed the Eagles with a set high .229 hitting percentage compared to USI’s -.026 percentage. The Eagles dropped their 11th first set of the season.
Set 2: UTM 21, USI 25
USI minimized the self-inflicted mistakes in set two with only five errors. Sophomore Leah Coleman, senior Paris Downing, and sophomore Ashby Willis came alive smashing two kills each to give the Eagles a 13-11 lead. The senior duo of Carly Sobieralski to Downing connected to clinch the set two victory. Junior Bianca Anderson, Coleman, Downing, and Green all tallied multiple kills to keep the Skyhawks guessing. The second set victory marked the Eagles ninth second frame win of the year.
Set 3: UTM 25, USI 20
USI struggled to start the set once again falling behind 14-8 committing seven attack errors. Coleman led the Eagles on a…
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