LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Despite racing out to large leads in the first two sets, the University of Southern Indiana volleyball team suffered a 26-24, 27-25, 24-26, 25-23 setback to host Bellarmine University in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match Wednesday night in Knights Hall.
USI (16-9, 6-8 GLVC) saw a 22-14 lead in the opening frame slip away as the Knights used a 12-2 run to end the frame with a two-point victory. The Screaming Eagles led 13-3 early in the second set and 22-15 later in the stanza, but the Knights, once again, charged back, this time with a 12-3 run to end the game with another two-point win and a two-set lead in the match.
The Eagles, who held the Knights to a .146 attacking percentage, including a .068 clip in the third set, rallied from a 14-11 deficit in game three. USI trailed 23-21 later in the stanza, but won five of the next six rallies to win the set and cut Bellarmine's match lead in half.
USI and Bellarmine (12-11, 5-9 GLVC) battled back-and-forth in the fourth frame, with USI taking a 20-19 lead late, but a 4-0 Bellarmine run proved to be too much for the Eagles to overcome as the Knights closed the door on USI's comeback bid.
Senior outside hitter
Fawn Ryan (Batesville, Indiana) paced the Eagles' attack with 15 kills, while fellow classmate
Lauren DeShaney (Appleton, Wisconsin) and junior middle blocker
Abbey Winter (Germantown, Illinois) each finished with 12 kills.
Junior right side hitter
Erica Oberbroeckling (Westfield, Indiana) and freshman libero
Jessica Lee (Mackinaw, Illinois) led the Eagles' back row with 19 and 15 digs, respectively, while sophomore setter
Quin Shoultz (Columbus, Indiana) added 43 assists.
USI returns to action Saturday at 5 p.m. when it travels to St. Louis to take on the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Live stats and video will be available at gousieagles.com.
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