EVANSVILLE, Ind. - University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (7-7, 1-5 GLVC) dropped its first Great Lakes Valley Conference home-opener since 2006 Friday night against Truman State University (10-3, 3-2 GLVC).

Sophomore Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri) posted her fourth double-double this season, while junior Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) led the Screaming Eagles with nine kills.

TSU 25, USI 21
 

• The closest set of the evening featured 11 tied scores and four lead changes, the last of which coming at 17-17
• Coleman exploded out of the gate with six kills in the frame...no other Eagle had more than one
• Cepicky tallied five assists, all on Coleman kills, and led USI with seven digs in the first
• Junior Shawntel James (Elkhart, Indiana) posted two blocks in the frame
• Three Eagles picked up a service ace: James, senior Haley Limper (Springfield, Illinois) and junior Lizzy Gardner (Lafayette, Indiana)

TSU 25, USI 16
 

• The Bulldogs took the final lead at 11-10 and rattled off six straight points to take control
• Junior Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois) led USI with three kills and a hitting percentage of .500...Coleman and Cepicky added two kills each
• Senior Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) won a tight race for assists among Eagles 5-4 over Cepicky
• James cleanly received the most attacks for USI with three...Five other Eagles posted two digs each

TSU 25, USI 17
 

• Truman accumulated nine straight points to open the final set, then rode the momentum to seal the match
• Cepicky picked up four assists and four digs to lead USI in both categories and sure up her fourth double-double in 2018
• Junior Lindsey Stose (Elkhart, Indiana) tallied all three of her kills in the final frame, with a .333 hitting percentage...James added two kills while three more each added one: Coleman, Jung, and sophomore Callie Gubera (Thorntown, Indiana)

Notes
 

• Casey Cepicky's fourth double-double of 2018 came in the same number of games (14) it took to pick up four in 2017...She finished her freshman campaign with nine
• Shawntel James and Elexis Coleman each posted three blocks in the match, the first time since September 1 that a pair of Eagles have done so
• The loss Friday night was the first time USI dropped a GLVC home-opener since falling to Rockhurst University on September 8, 2006, ending an 11-year winning-streak

On Deck

USI returns to the Physical Activities Center on Saturday to host the Hawks of Quincy University at 3 p.m.