EAST PEORIA, Ill.—University of Southern Indiana Volleyball saw its quest for a second straight Great Lakes Valley Conference title come to an end Saturday evening as it suffered a 25-11, 25-17, 25-15 setback to the No. 2-seeded University of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons in the semifinals of the GLVC Championship Tournament at the EastSide Centre.
After winning a five-set thriller over the No. 3 seed, Rockhurst University, in the quarterfinals Friday night, the No. 6-seeded Screaming Eagles ran into a wall in the Tritons, who hit .358 for the match.
Missouri-St. Louis (24-7) hit .312 in the opening set while holding the Eagles to just five kills and a negative .029 attacking percentage in the opener. The Tritons scored 12 of the first 15 points as they ran away with the 14-point win in the opener.
USI (18-13) kept up with Missouri-St. Louis early in the second frame, but a 12-3 Tritons’ run helped Missouri-St. Louis secure the eight-point win and two-set lead.
The Tritons, who hit .350 with 18 kills in the second set, erupted for 16 kills and a .405 attacking clip in the third set to secure the victory.
Senior middle blocker Sidney Hegg (Menasha, Wisconsin) had six kills, a .600 attacking percentage and five blocks to lead the Eagles, who most likely had their season come to an end Saturday. Freshman outside hitter Abby Bednar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) had a team-best seven kills,…
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