EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (10-15, 6-8 OVC) honored its four seniors after a tough loss to Tennessee Tech University (10-16, 6-9 OVC) at Screaming Eagles Arena on Saturday afternoon, 3-1 (25-22, 26-24, 25-21, 25-19). The Screaming Eagles recognized their four seniors: outside/right side hitter Evie Duncan (Evansville, Indiana), libero/defensive specialist Audrey Crowder (Avon, Indiana), outside/right side hitter Abby Bednar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), and outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois).
USI was held off by the Golden Eagles in the first set, 25-22. The Screaming Eagles got the scoring started with back-to-back kills from Leah Anderson and junior middle blocker Paris Downing (Avon, Indiana) before jumping out to an early 4-1 lead. TTU recovered well and later took the lead after a big 5-1 surge to make it 10-8. Downing and Leah Anderson teamed up to knot it up at 10 apiece before both sides started trading blows. USI was able to get the jump on TTU after an ace from junior outside hitter Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) then repeated kills from Downing and sophomore middle hitter Bianca Anderson (Chicago Heights, Illinois) to take the 17-16 advantage. However, the Golden Eagles caught fire and went on a crucial 5-0 run that proved to be too much to come back from for the Screaming Eagles. TTU had a hot start in the match, posting 17 kills and a 0.318 hitting percentage along with four blocks. USI produced 14 kills but had seven costly…
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