EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball completes the sweep of Lindenwood University with another four-set win Friday night for the 10
th win of the 2025 regular season inside Liberty Arena.
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The Screaming Eagles maintain their spot in third place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings, moving to 12-4 in conference play and 16-12 overall.
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Set 1: USI 25, LU 20
Sophomore
Audrey Small kicked off the match for the Screaming Eagles with a six-point serving run, gaining a comfortable lead for USI. OVC Freshman of the Week,
Aysa Thomas, dished out 10 assists, two kills, and an exciting solo block. Junior
Leah Coleman led the Eagles with four kills, followed by freshman
Carley Wright, who landed three kills on no errors.
Set 2: USI 25, LU 16
The Screaming Eagles continued to control the advantage after starting set two with a quick lead that they maintained for the entire frame. Wright led the court in the set with six kills on no errors, hitting a .750 percentage. Thomas added eight assists and three more digs, leading her offense to an error less set and a .577 team hitting percentage.
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Set 3: LU 25, USI 18
Lindenwood bounced back from falling in the first two sets and took a quick lead in the third, which the Eagles struggled to come back from. Junior
Ashby Willis doubled her kill count, adding five more to the board to lead the court.
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Set 4: USI 25, LU 19
The fourth set had the most push and pull from both sides to start off, but the Eagles took the lead by the ninth point and maintained it. Willis had her best set of the night, adding eight kills with no errors to hit a .800 percentage. She also picked up six digs to keep the defensive front up.
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For the game, Thomas finished with 39 assists, nine digs, four kills, and three blocks. Willis completed a double-double with 18 kills and 10 digs. Small picked up 14 digs and a season-high nine assists. Coleman followed Willis on the offensive attack with 14 kills.
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USI will finish out its regular season on the road at Western Illinois University next Tuesday and Wednesday. For updates of the Eagles on the road, fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X for game coverage, as well as online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
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