EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (1-3) had an impressive showing against the University of Evansville (2-1) but was defeated by the Purple Aces on Tuesday night at Meeks Family Fieldhouse, 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23).
The Screaming Eagles made a push but were tamed in the end, 25-22. The scoring started with a couple of miscues from UE and a kill from senior outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) that gave the Eagles their first lead of the match, 4-3. The Purple Aces went on a quick 4-0 stint after a pair of kills and aces that put USI down by three. Trailing 8-6, the Eagles witnessed another 4-0 stint that doubled UE’s lead. USI got back in the scoring column with a kill from sophomore middle hitter Bianca Anderson (Chicago Heights, Illinois) and a shared block by junior setter Carly Sobieralski (Indianapolis, Indiana) and junior middle hitter Paris Downing (Avon, Indiana) to make it 12-8. The Purple Aces retaliated by scoring seven of the next 10 points to extend their advantage, 19-11. Trailing 22-14, the Eagles made a big run to make it interesting. Starting with a kill from junior Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) followed by a block and two kills from Leah Anderson, USI was within four. Despite a pair of offensive mistakes from the Eagles, they returned with another 4-0 run that was capped off with another duo of kills from Leah Anderson. UE would nab the final point to claim the victory and take a 1-0 set lead. Both…
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