EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball impressed the USI faithful after keeping up with IUPUI in the 25-17, 22-25, 25-16, 23-25, 14-16 exhibition loss Saturday afternoon at Screaming Eagles Arena. The Screaming Eagles led two sets to one until the Jaguars tallied back-to-back set wins in frames four and five.
USI put up promising numbers in the opening set after tallying 14 kills. Sophomore outside hitter Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) led the Eagles with four kills and three digs in the 25-17 first set win for USI.
The Jaguars, however, tallied a 22-25 second set win to tie the match at one apiece. Down 21-18, freshman middle hitter Bianca Anderson (Chicago Heights, Illinois) rocketed back-to-back kills to kick off a 4-0 run to take a 22-21 lead. IUPUI would answer with four straight of its own to capture the set two win.
Consistent rallies from USI in set three led to an easy 25-16 victory. With kills from sophomore outside/right side hitter Abby Bednar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and key errors from the Jaguars, USI started an 8-1 run that would lead to an 18-10 gap that IUPUI could not recover from.
After a game-high nine ties and five lead changes, IUPUI stole set four away from USI, 23-25. The Jaguars used three late USI errors to gain momentum and go on an 8-2 run to send the match to the fifth set. The Eagles struggled in set four after putting up a negative hitting percentage and game-high 12 attacking errors.
IUPUI took a quick lead to kick off set…
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