EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball begins a new era in 2022 as the Screaming Eagles start NCAA Division I play against Murray State University August 26-27 at Screaming Eagles Arena. These will be the first regular season Division I matches for the Eagles since joining the Ohio Valley Conference in early 2022.
USI will host IUPUI for an exhibition showdown (August 20) prior to the season opener. The Eagles also make the crosstown trip to the University of Evansville (August 30) for regular season play.
The Eagles prepare for a long road trip prior to OVC play, competing in three tournaments. USI battles Oakland University and Kent State University (September 2) as well as Cornell University (September 3) at the Kent State Invitational.
USI also is featured in the UT-Chattanooga Classic, which consists of matches against Miami University (Ohio) and University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (September 9) as well as Duquesne University (September 10).
The Eagles end their pre-conference slate with matches against the University of Rhode Island (September 16) and Northern Illinois University (September 17) at the at Northern Illinois Tri-Match.
USI’s home schedule features OVC matches against Eastern Illinois University (September 27), Lindenwood University (September 30 & October 1), defending OVC Tournament champion Southeast Missouri State University (October 14 & 15), Morehead State University (October 28 & 29), and Tennessee State University (November 4 & 5).
The 2022 OVC road slate consists of Tennessee Tech University (September 23 & 24), University of Tennessee-Martin (October 7 & 8), University of Arkansas Little Rock (October 21 & 22), Eastern Illinois (November 9) and former Great Lakes Valley Conference rival Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (November 11 & 12).
USI fights for a conference championship at the OVC Tournament November 17-21. With the Eagles not eligible for the NCAA Division I tournament, USI will have a chance to compete in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) December 2-5.
USI returns junior outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois), who ranks seventh all-time at USI with 139 career service aces and 18th…
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