EVANSVILLE, Ind. - University of Southern Indiana Volleyball returns to the Physical Activities Center on Friday to resume Great Lakes Valley Conference action.

The Screaming Eagles (10-13, 2-10 GLVC) host Missouri University of Science and Technology Friday night, followed by No. 8 Drury University Saturday afternoon.

Last Time Out

USI joined the rest of the GLVC to participate in the Midwest Region Crossover last weekend, hosted in Indianapolis by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference. The Eagles went 2-1 on the weekend, defeating Ohio Valley University and Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Sophomore outside hitter Alyssa Yochum (Columbia, Illinois) led the attack with a 3.15 kills/set rate (41 kills) and a .307 hitting percentage, including a 20-kill performance against OVU. Yochum added her third double-double of the season against KWC.

Junior middle blocker Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois) added 2.46 kills/set on a USI-leading .361 hitting clip. Jung posted double-digit kills in all three matches in Indianapolis.

Senior libero Haley Limper (Springfield, Illinois) averaged 3.85 digs/set, slightly above her 3.62 season average. Limper stretched her team-lead in services aces, adding five last weekend.

Senior setter Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) posted her fifth-highest assist total for a single match in her career against KWC. Peoples posted 46 assists (11.50 per set) in the win over the Panthers.

Dig for the Cure

USI Volleyball will sport its pink uniforms in Friday night's match against Missouri S&T to recognize efforts in the fight against breast cancer. Dig for the Cure aims to fundraise for breast cancer awareness and research.

The Weekend Ahead

Missouri University of Science and Technology (13-10, 5-6 GLVC); Friday, 7 pm:
 

• The Miners are a half-game back of Bellarmine University for eighth in the GLVC standings...USI and Missouri S&T have one common non-GLVC opponent this season: Northern Michigan, whom both the Eagles and Miners fell to in the Midwest Region Crossover
• USI took down S&T last season at the PAC in three sets...Junior right side hitter Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) posted 13 kills and four blocks, both to the lead all players in that match
• The Eagles are 9-4 all-time against the Miners, 2-4 in the last six
• S&T sits third in the GLVC in service aces (1.44/set) and fifth in blocks (2.06/set) this season
• Two Miners sit in the top five in the GLVC in kills: Emilee Schlader (second - 3.94/set) and Carlie Combs (fifth - 3.56/set)...Combs is also sixth in service aces, one behind Haley Limper
• Corrine Stulce is the Miners' libero, seventh in the GLVC in digs...Sarah McGinnis sits 10th in the GLVC in assists as S&T's primary setter

No. 8 Drury University (20-3, 10-1 GLVC); Saturday, 3 pm:
 

• The Panthers are tied with Rockhurst University at the top of the GLVC standings, Drury's lone conference loss is a five-setter at the University of Illinois-Springfield...Drury's two non-conference losses are 2017 national runner-up Florida Southern University and No. 17 Central Missouri, both back in August
• The Eagles defeated the Panthers in five sets at the PAC last season...Coleman again led USI in kills (21) and blocks (7), sophomore setter Casey Cepicky posted one of her nine double-doubles last season in the match...USI is 12-4 all-time against Drury and have won seven of the last nine
• The Panthers are in the top three in three team statistical categories in the GLVC: first in opponent hitting percentage (.141), second in assists (13.11/set), and third in blocks (2.21/set)
• Drury's libero, Bree Schmidt, is second in the GLVC in digs at 5.69/set
• Mara Bentley leads the Drury attack with 3.72 kills/set, a mark that sits fourth in the GLVC...Bentley is also seventh in service aces
• Kenrda Sater is the Panthers' primary setter, sitting fifth in the GLVC with 10.45 assists/set this season

On The Horizon

USI plays its final road match of the season on Tuesday at Illinois-Springfield before returning home for three home matches.