EVANSVILLE, Ind.---The University of Southern Indiana volleyball team heads north for its final week of Great Lakes Valley Conference regular-season action. The Screaming Eagles start off with a 6 p.m. match against the GLVC East Division leader, University of Indianapolis, before traveling to Rensselaer, Indiana, for a 3 p.m. bout with the Saint Joseph's College Pumas.
Post-season hopes: The Eagles look to claim their place in the eight-team GLVC Championship Tournament this weekend, as the final spot is still up for grabs. USI is currently fourth in the GLVC East Division, sporting an 8-8 conference record, trailing McKendree University (10-6), Lewis University (12-4), and Indianapolis (12-3), all three of which have claimed a GLVC Championship Tournament bid.
Four teams in the West Division have already clinched a tournament birth: Truman State (15-1) is the current division leader, followed by Rockhurst University (14-2), Missouri University of Science & Technology (11-5), and University of Missouri-St. Louis (10-6).
Southern Indiana leaders: Heading into a crucial weekend of conference play, the Eagles are led by senior outside hitter
Fawn Ryan (Batesville, Indiana), junior middle blocker
Abbey Winter (Germantown, Illinois), sophomore setter
Quin Shoultz (Columbus, Indiana), and freshman libero
Jessica Lee (Mackinaw, Illinois).
Ryan leads the Eagles' attack averaging 3.35 kills/set, while defensively Lee has racked up 356 digs (3.91/per set). Winter remains a force at the net totaling 110 total blocks, averaging 1.17 per set, she also leads the team in service aces with 38. Shoultz has kept the pace on the court for the Eagles with 881 of USI's 1,099 total assists, averaging 10.01 per set.
Tracking this week's matches: Both live statistics and video will be available for Friday's match against Indianapolis, though no live statistics coverage will be available for Saturday's face-off with Saint Joseph's. For updates on the Eagle's match against the Pumas, head to the USI Athletics
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