NCAA Womens Volleyball

Eagles stay in town to face Purple Aces

Eagles stay in town to face Purple Aces


EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (1-2) will head across the city of Evansville to battle the University of Evansville (1-1) on Tuesday at Meeks Family Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. The Screaming Eagles look to reverse their fortunes from last year’s 3-0 loss to the Purple Aces.
 
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Screaming Eagles Headlines:
Eagles show promise. The Screaming Eagles went 1-2 at the Indiana Invitational, defeating Radford University in sweeping fashion. USI has already matched their win total from last season when the Eagles went 1-28.
 
Aucoin gets first win. Newly hired head coach Jeffrey Aucoin earned his first-ever head coaching win on Friday against Radford. Prior to USI, Aucoin spent 10 seasons at Harvard University as an assistant coach.
 
Consistent Starts. In just three matches, senior Leah Anderson has racked up 10 or more kills while junior Carly Sobieralski has totaled 20 or more assists in the same number of matches. Junior Abby Weber has the same number of aces (7) as sets played.
 
OVC Leaderboard. USI ranks second in digs per set (15.60) and opponent service aces per set (0.80) within the conference. The Eagles also stand fourth in aces per set (1.60), fifth in assists per set (10.30), and sixth in multiple categories including kills per set (10.80) and opponent hitting percentage (.189).
 
OVC Leaders. Junior Abby Weber leads the conference with one service ace per set while senior Leah Anderson is third best in kills per set (4.10). Junior Carly Sobieralski is fourth in assists per set (8.60) while sophomore Keira Moore has the seventh most digs per set (3.80).
 
Team Leaders. Senior Leah Anderson leads the pack in a pair of categories with 41 kills and six blocks. Junior Carly Sobieralski has shown true potential in the passing game, putting up 87 assists. Junior Abby Weber has produced a team-leading seven service aces while sophomore Keira Moore has added 38 digs to the stat line.
 
You Have To #OVCit. The Eagles are in their second season in NCAA Division I and the OVC. USI is looking for their first conference tournament berth in the DI era, but only the top eight…

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