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Casey Cepicky (right) and Sidney Hegg await a McKendree serve in set two of USI Volleyball's three-set win over McKendree at Screaming Eagles Arena on September 28, 2021.
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Sidney Hegg (left) and Casey Cepicky await a McKendree serve during the second set of USI Volleyball's three-set win over McKendree Tuesday night at Screaming Eagles Arena.
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McKendree McK 3-9,1-3 GLVC
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Winner Southern Ind. USI 8-4,2-2 GLVC
McKendree McK
3-9,1-3 GLVC
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Final
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Southern Ind. USI
8-4,2-2 GLVC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
McKendree McK 17 29 16 (0)
Southern Ind. USI 25 31 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications

Anderson helps Eagles get back in win column

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Sophomore outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) racked up 10 kills, four aces, nine digs and four blocks Tuesday night as University of Southern Indiana Volleyball snapped a two-match skid with a 25-17, 31-29, 25-16 Great Lakes Valley Conference win over visiting McKendree University at Screaming Eagles Arena.

Anderson's four kills in the opening set helped USI pull away from the Bearcats for an eight-point win and one-set lead. The Screaming Eagles outscored McKendree 14-5 in the final 19 rallies to secure the win in the opener.

USI (8-4, 2-2 GLVC) fought off set-point five times in the second set to pull out the two-point victory. Anderson racked up six kills, five digs and a .455 attacking percentage in the second frame to help USI gain the two-set lead.

McKendree (3-9, 1-3 GLVC) jumped out to an early 3-1 lead in the third set, but a 13-2 USI run quickly put away any doubt of the eventual outcome. USI recorded four of its 12 blocks as a team in the third set, holding the Bearcats to a .000 attacking percentage in the process.

In addition to Anderson, the Eagles got 10 kills from freshman outside hitter Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) as well as five kills, four blocks and a .571 attacking percentage from senior middle blocker Sidney Hegg (Menasha, Wisconsin). Senior setter Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri) added 16 assists, nine digs and four blocks, while junior middle hitter Taylor Litteken (Foristell, Missouri) finished with a career-high tying eight blocks.

USI returns to action Friday at 7 p.m. when it hosts Truman State University in its Breast Cancer Awareness night at Screaming Eagles Arena. All fans are encouraged to wear pink.

Notes
Cepicky closes in on milestone. Cepicky needs just five digs to become the 12th player in program history to reach 1,000 career digs and the first player in program history to reach both the 3,000-assist and 1,000-dig plateau.

 
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