EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (8-21, OVC 3-14) dropped their 12
th straight Ohio Valley Conference match on Tuesday night against Morehead State University (15-13, OVC 11-6) in straight sets (18-25, 12-25, 14-25).
Set 1: MORE 25, USI 18
Redshirt freshman
Jillian Moonan made her third start in a row, swatting an early kill. Junior
Keira Moore dived fearlessly around the court with four digs as the match was tied at eight. Morehead State took a five-point advantage before USI roared back to the tie match at 17 with back-to-back kills from senior
Paris Downing. However, MSU earned eight of the final nine points to clinch set one. USI falls to 5-24 in first sets.
Set 2: MORE 25, USI 12
Sophomore
Leah Coleman and junior
Bianca Anderson gave the Eagles a jolt, taking an early 7-4 advantage with vicious attacks. Three attacking errors allowed Morehead to regain a one-point lead. Morehead State grabbed momentum and shocked the Screaming Eagles with 14 straight points to finish the set in dominating fashion.
Set 3: MORE 25, USI 14
USI fell behind early as sophomore
Mariah Minor recorded her first kill since the second game of the season against Depaul. Morehead's attack was overwhelming in set three, clinching the match with a .433 hitting percentage. Senior
Carly Sobieralski added a double-double with 23 assists and 14 digs.
Anderson and Downing led the way with six kills each as USI's middle hitters. Sobieralski led the team in assists (23) and digs (14). Willis finished with two service aces.
As a team, USI finished with 25 kills, 24 assists, 44 digs, three aces, three blocks, and a -.009 attacking percentage. MSU earned 42 kills, 41 assists, 51 digs, four aces, 11 blocks, and a .333 hitting percentage.
Next up for the Eagles
USI stays at Liberty Arena tomorrow for their home finale series against Morehead State University at 2 p.m.