EVANSVILLE, Ind. - University of Southern Indiana Volleyball fell to eighth-ranked Drury University at the Physical Activities Center on Saturday afternoon in Great Lakes Valley Conference competition.

The Screaming Eagles (10-15, 2-12 GLVC) came out hot against the Panthers in the opening set before Drury returned to form folowing a Friday-night loss to Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky.

DU 25, USI 23
 

• USI jumped out to a 10-4 lead on seven kills, led by outside hitters junior Lindsey Stose (Elkhart, Indiana) and sophomore Alyssa Yochum (Columbia, Illinois)...The Panthers closed to a one-point margin with an 8-3 run of their own, then took their first lead 22-21 before closing the frame
• Yochum led USI in kills (4) and digs (6)
• Setters senior Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) and sophomore Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri) each posted six assists
• Freshman middle blocker Sidney Hegg (Menasha, Wisconsin) rejected three Drury attacks

DU 25, USI 14
 

• The Panthers posted a 15-4 run after a 3-0 USI start, effectively putting the set out of reach quickly...The script flipped on the Eagles offensively: after opening the first set with seven kills to one error, USI committed eight attack errors (six via Panther blocks) to just four kills to open the second
• Drury's Taylor Forth and Emmalee Chrest combined for nine kills in the set; USI had seven as a team, led by junior right side hitter Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) with three

DU 25, USI 16
 

• After the Eagles opened the first two sets with the lead, the Panthers came out firing on an 11-1 run, which allowed Drury to coast for the match-clinching set
• Although USI was within one kill of the Panthers, Drury scored on seven blocks, six by Forth
• Stose and junior middle blocker Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois) each posted three kills in the frame.

Notes
 

• USI hit for negative attack percentages in the second and third sets, forced by 13 total blocks by the Panthers
• Both Cepicky and Peoples were within two digs of a double-double, senior libero Haley Limper led the Eagles with 15 digs

Next Up

USI travels to the University of Illinois-Springfield Tuesday for a mid-week match with the Prairie Stars before returning to the PAC for its final three matches of the season.