Eagles host USI Invitational to open home schedule

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (2-5) will begin the home portion of the schedule this weekend when the Screaming Eagles host the USI Invitational. The round-robin style tournament will feature the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Jacksonville State University, Bradley University, and USI.
 
Game Coverage
Information about USI Volleyball, including live stats, video, and audio broadcasts, is available on USIScreamingEagles.com. 
 
Tournament Central
To access the USI Invitational home page with the tournament schedule, live stat links, and team information, follow this link.
 
Tickets
Admission to the USI Invitational is free for all attendees, courtesy of Tri-State Orthopaedics.
 
Screaming Eagles Headlines:
Eagles bounce back. Despite losing the first two matches of the Bellarmine Invitational, the Screaming Eagles earned a 3-1 victory over New Orleans. With the victory, USI has now doubled their win total from last season.
 
All-Tournament. Senior Abby Bednar was voted to the Bellarmine Invitational All-Tournament Team. Bednar tallied 41 kills, 27 digs, five aces, and seven blocks in a three-match span. Since moving to NCAA DI, Bednar has been named to three all-tournament teams (KSU Invitational & NIU Tri-Match, 2022).
 
First Freshman Appearance. Freshman Leah Coleman made her first career appearance against New Orleans and represented the freshmen class well, earning seven kills and 15 digs.
 
Consistent Starts. Junior Carly Sobieralski has totaled 20 or more assists in all seven matches. Senior Leah Anderson has racked up 10 or more kills in six of the last seven matches while sophomore Keira Moore has nabbed 10 or more digs in the same number of matches.
 
Double-Doubles. Three Eagles have secured double-doubles this season. Senior Abby Bednar and junior Carly Sobieralski each have earned four double-doubles while senior Leah Anderson has recorded three.

Nationally Acclaimed. Due to USI being in the DI reclassification period, the Eagles are not ranked in the NCAA statistical rankings. However, USI would be ranked 16th in total digs (394) and 28th in digs per set (16.42) in the nation.

 

OVC Leaderboard. USI ranks second in digs per set (16.42), fourth in opponent service aces per set (1.50) and opponent hitting percentage (.193) and fifth in opponent…