LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (8-10, 2-8 GLVC) fell on the road in straight sets to Bellarmine University (10-8, 4-6 GLVC) on Tuesday night.

Senior Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) and sophomore Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri) each posted a double-double for USI, while four different Screaming Eagles tallied five or more kills.

Bellarmine 25, USI 18
 

• The Knights put together an 8-1 stretch in the set after USI jumped out to a 9-7 lead...both teams went tit-for-tat to the final
• Juniors Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois) and Lindsey Stose (Elkhart, Indiana) each posted three kills
• Cepicky and senior Haley Limper (Springfield, Illinois) each led the Eagles with five digs...Limper added the first of three USI service aces in the match and both added an assist
• Peoples and junior Lizzy Gardner each posted three digs while adding four assists and two kills respectively
• Junior Shawntel James (Elkhart, Indiana) blocked two Bellarmine attacks

Bellarmine 25, USI 21
 

• Four lead changes occurred between scores of 10-9 and 20-18, both leads in favor of the Knights...USI had opened the frame with a 9-5 lead
• Peoples took control for the Eagles in the second by posting an ace and leading in assists and digs
• Junior Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) tallied three kills in the frame, followed by Jung and sophomore Alyssa Yochum (Columbia, Illinois) with two each
• Limper continued her five-dig effort from the first with five more for USI in the second set, the first of the Eagles to reach double-digits in any category
• Freshman Sidney Hegg (Menasha, Wisconsin) matched James with two blocks in the second
• Cepicky rallied from the one-assist first frame with four in the second to tie Peoples

Bellarmine 25, USI 16
 

• The Knights jumped out to the early lead unlike the first two sets before USI knotted the frame up at 7-7...Bellarmine found their way to an 18-11 lead before coasting to the finish
• Hegg led the way at the net in the third, posting four kills and two more blocks...Yochum added the only solo block of the match in the third
• Peoples and Cepicky each sured-up their double-doubles late in the third...Cepicky added the third and final ace of the match

Notes
 

• Casey Cepicky narrowly picked up her sixth double-double of 2018 after posting nine in her freshman campaign, while Erika Peoples posted her second...Both players' last came in the four-set win over Quincy University on September 22
• USI out-blocked the Kinghts 7-2, but the host out-attacked the Eagles .258-.069
• USI has had four different attackers lead a match in kills over the last five matches...Amanda Jung led the Eagles on Tuesday night and on September 22

Next Up

USI will host Lewis University and the University of Indianapolis at the Physical Activities Center on Friday (7 pm) and Saturday (3 pm) repsectively.