EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball hosts Tennessee State University at newly renamed Liberty Arena on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. USI Volleyball celebrates Senior Day on Saturday as we congratulate our five seniors Paris Downing, Abby Weber, Jasmine Green, Lauren O’Neill, and Carly Sobieralski on their monumental contributions to the program.
Coverage
Both volleyball matches on ESPN+ can be found at the links above or on the USI Volleyball schedule where you can also find the live stats. Tickets to USI Volleyball home games are free curtesy of ProRehab. In game updates will be provided on Twitter, while pregame and post-game updates can be found on all three @USIAthletics platforms.
USI HEADLINES
Tight Losses in Edwardsville. The Eagles struggled with hitting efficiency and self-inflicted errors on Friday losing in four sets (22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 22-25). USI committed 31 errors, while hitting at a .120 clip. More struggles ensued on Saturday dropping the first two sets, before evening the match at 2-2, winning sets three and four, showing signs of the team who beat Southeast Missouri State University in the opening weekend. However, USI fell four points shy of the reverse sweep dropping set five (17-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 11-15).
Huge Movement the Books. Three different Eagles dipped into the top five/ten in the USI record books last weekend. Downing’s 14 total blocks gave her 300 career blocks climbing into tenth all-time. The senior also cemented herself into tenth in block assists with 248. Sobieralski racked up 90 assists last weekend jumping into fifth all-time in assists at 2,690. Sobieralski needs to average a monstrous 51.66 assists per match to eclipse the 3,000 mark in the regular season. Former Castle product, junior Keira Moore totaled 55 digs on the weekend jumping from 11th to 7th in the all-time book with 1,194. Weber jumped into the ninth all-time in digs after posting a season high 17 digs on Saturday, currently sitting at 1,182.
Success of the Middles. Middle hitters junior Bianca Anderson and Downing led the Eagles offensively last Friday with 13 kills each. Downing shinned in the second set with seven kills and four blocks, finishing with a season high seven blocks. Anderson dominated in stretches on Saturday with 17 kills,…
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